The use of multiple methods best satisfies which of the following circumstances?
a. Situations in which the research questions is poorly defined.
b. Situations in which the researcher is dissatisfied with the weaknesses that compromise validity in using only a single method.
c. Situations in which causality cannot be claimed because of confounding variables.
d. Situations in which one's hypotheses were not supported by empirical data.
Ans: b. Situations in which the researcher is dissatisfied with the weaknesses that compromise validity in using only a single method.
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