As Denzin claimed, there is an advantage to performing mixed methods or triangulated research

In a study of pain and fatigue control after hip replacement, what would the primary advantage be of conducting both a quantitative descriptive portion and a grounded theory portion?
a. The results would be more difficult to understand, but more scholarly.
b. It would force a multiple-authorship arrangement, assisting each scholar.
c. Bias would decrease.
d. The time required to complete the study would be approximately double that of completing one that utilized only one method.


ANS: C
Denzin (1989) believed that combining multiple theories, methods, observers, and data sources can assist researchers in overcoming the intrinsic bias that comes from single-theory, single-methods, and single-observer studies. Triangulation evolved to include using multiple data collection and analysis methods, multiple data sources, multiple analysts, and multiple theories or perspectives. The concept of triangulation is now commonly replaced with the idea of mixed methods approaches

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