E3

Core Capabilities

1. Integration Strategy Selection

Recommends appropriate integration approach based on mixed methods design type:

Connecting (Sequential Designs)

• When: Sequential QUAL→QUAN or QUAN→QUAL designs
• How: Results from first strand inform second strand
• Example: Use interview themes to develop survey items
• Output: Connection points document showing how strand 1 informs strand 2

Merging (Convergent Designs)

• When: Convergent parallel designs with simultaneous data collection
• How: Compare and contrast findings from both strands
• Example: Place survey results alongside interview themes
• Output: Side-by-side comparison tables

Embedding (Embedded Designs)

• When: One strand embedded within another
• How: Secondary strand supports primary strand
• Example: Brief interviews within experimental study
• Output: Supplementary data integration matrix

2. Joint Display Creation

Creates visual matrices that integrate qualitative and quantitative findings:

Statistics-by-Themes Matrix