A process for conducting mixed methods data analysis
Abstract The process of mixed methods data analysis has long been understudied and needs clear guidance for researchers. This review article honors Michael D. Fetters' pioneering work on mixed methods data analysis, building on his concepts of integration, joint displays, and metainferences. Th...
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| description | Abstract The process of mixed methods data analysis has long been understudied and needs clear guidance for researchers. This review article honors Michael D. Fetters' pioneering work on mixed methods data analysis, building on his concepts of integration, joint displays, and metainferences. This review summarizes existing mixed methods data analysis discussions and proposes advanced steps for the analysis process. Our approach involves identifying a research problem, collecting diverse data, selecting a mixed methods design, integrating the data within the design, using joint displays for analysis, and drawing metainferences. We illustrate our methods with a Japanese empirical research study from family medicine. This article contributes to the field of mixed methods research by detailing a practical process approach to mixed methods analysis combining recent procedures in the field of mixed methods research. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-eeb8f4283b2743a0a6afbfe3641271302025-01-06T16:06:17ZengWileyJournal of General and Family Medicine2189-79482025-01-0126141110.1002/jgf2.736A process for conducting mixed methods data analysisJohn W. Creswell0Machiko Inoue1Mixed Methods Research Program University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan USADepartment of Family and Community Medicine Hamamatsu University School of Medicine Shizuoka JapanAbstract The process of mixed methods data analysis has long been understudied and needs clear guidance for researchers. This review article honors Michael D. Fetters' pioneering work on mixed methods data analysis, building on his concepts of integration, joint displays, and metainferences. This review summarizes existing mixed methods data analysis discussions and proposes advanced steps for the analysis process. Our approach involves identifying a research problem, collecting diverse data, selecting a mixed methods design, integrating the data within the design, using joint displays for analysis, and drawing metainferences. We illustrate our methods with a Japanese empirical research study from family medicine. This article contributes to the field of mixed methods research by detailing a practical process approach to mixed methods analysis combining recent procedures in the field of mixed methods research.https://doi.org/10.1002/jgf2.736data analysisjoint displaymetainferencesmixed methods designmixed methods research |
| spellingShingle | John W. Creswell Machiko Inoue A process for conducting mixed methods data analysis Journal of General and Family Medicine data analysis joint display metainferences mixed methods design mixed methods research |
| title | A process for conducting mixed methods data analysis |
| title_full | A process for conducting mixed methods data analysis |
| title_fullStr | A process for conducting mixed methods data analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | A process for conducting mixed methods data analysis |
| title_short | A process for conducting mixed methods data analysis |
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| topic | data analysis joint display metainferences mixed methods design mixed methods research |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/jgf2.736 |
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