What Factors Would Lead Logically to the Mixed Methods Approach

question 28

Multiple Choice

What factors would lead logically to the mixed methods approach to research?

• A) When the quantitative approach alone is not adequate.
• B) When the qualitative approach alone is not adequate.
• C) When both are needed to get adequate answers to a posed research topic.
• D) None of these.
• E) All of these.

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Definitions:

Total Product

The overall quantity of output that a firm produces, usually within a given period of time, based on the input of resources.

Marginal Product

The additional output that is produced by employing one more unit of a particular input, such as labor or capital.

Average Product

The output per unit of input, calculated by dividing total output by the total amount of input used.

Short-Run

A period during which at least one input, typically capital, is fixed, influencing the flexibility of businesses to adjust to market changes.