What to do with contradictory data?

This toolkit focuses on the issue of data integration within mixed methods research.

The term 'mixed methods' is used here to denote research that combines qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis in one study. One of the main issues facing many mixed methods researchers is the question of how to integrate data, with the particular problem of ‘contradictory’ data. 

Contents

  • Introduction
  • What is your approach to integration?
    • Triangulation
    • Complementarity
    • Constructing multi-dimensional explanations
  • Integration of data?
  • References

Sources

May, V. (2010). Realities Toolkit #12: What to do with contradictory data? National Centre for Research Methods, University of Manchester. UK. Retrieved from http://eprints.ncrm.ac.uk/1322/1/12-toolkit-contradictory-data.pdf