Distinguishing Between Quantitative and Qualitative Research: A Response to Morgan
Journal of Mixed Methods ResearchPublished 19 February 2019
Joseph A. Maxwell
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Abstract
This is a response to Morgan’s article ( Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 12(3), 268-279) on the qualitative/quantitative distinction. I argue that Morgan has mischaracterized my views on this distinction, and on the value of design typologies in mixed methods research, and that the qualitative/quantitative distinction is more productively framed on a different basis than the one he proposed.
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