Which of the following is most likely the strongest argument for mixed method research?
A) Pragmatism
B) Incrementality
C) Enhanced validity
D) Complementarity
A
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Perhaps the strongest argument for MM research is that some questions require mixed methods. Pragmatism, a paradigm often associated with MM research, provides a basis for a position that has been stated as the "dictatorship of the research question" (Tashakkori & Teddlie, 2003, p. 21). Pragmatist researchers consider that it is the research question that should drive the inquiry, and its design and methods. They reject a forced choice between the traditional postpositivists' and constructivists' modes of inquiry.
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