WITHDRAWN - Mixed Methods Sampling

TLDR

Mixed methods sampling combines established qualitative and quantitative techniques to address research questions, addressing issues such as the distinction between probability and purposive sampling and the probability‑mixed‑purposive sampling continuum. The article discusses mixed methods sampling techniques. Four prototypes—basic, sequential, concurrent, and multilevel—are introduced, with examples illustrating how researchers generate mixed‑methods samples. Eight guidelines for mixed methods sampling are presented.

Abstract

This article presents a discussion of mixed methods (MM) sampling techniques. MM sampling involves combining well-established qualitative and quantitative techniques in creative ways to answer research questions posed by MM research designs. Several issues germane to MM sampling are presented including the differences between probability and purposive sampling and the probability-mixed-purposive sampling continuum. Four MM sampling prototypes are introduced: basic MM sampling strategies, sequential MM sampling, concurrent MM sampling, and multilevel MM sampling. Examples of each of these techniques are given as illustrations of how researchers actually generate MM samples. Finally, eight guidelines for MM sampling are presented.