Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Ενσωματωμένη Μετα-Συμπερασματολογία Μικτών Μεθόδων	Ενσωματωμένο σχέδιο μικτών μεθόδων πολλαπλών φάσεων
Πεδίο	Ερευνητικός Σχεδιασμός	Ερευνητικός Σχεδιασμός
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	2003–2007	2000s–2010s
Δημιουργός	Abbas Tashakkori & Charles Teddlie (meta-inference concept); John W. Creswell & Vicki L. Plano Clark (embedded design framework)	Creswell & Plano Clark (embedded design); Nastasi et al. (multiphase)
Τύπος	Mixed methods inference procedure	Mixed methods research design
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Tashakkori, A., & Teddlie, C. (Eds.). (2003). Handbook of Mixed Methods in Social and Behavioral Research. Sage. ISBN: 978-0761920731	Creswell, J. W., & Plano Clark, V. L. (2018). Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research (3rd ed.). SAGE Publications. ISBN: 9781483344379
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	embedded MMR meta-inference, meta-inference in embedded design, integrated meta-inference (embedded), EMMD meta-inference	embedded multi-phase mixed methods, nested multiphase design, multiphase embedded MMR, embedded phased mixed design
Συναφείς	6	4
Σύνοψη	Embedded mixed methods meta-inference is the process of drawing a single, overarching conclusion by integrating the inferences from a dominant (primary) strand and an embedded (secondary) strand within an embedded mixed methods design. The embedded strand — typically qualitative nested inside a quantitative study, or vice versa — answers a supplemental question, and meta-inference synthesises both strands into one coherent interpretive claim that neither strand could produce alone.	Embedded multiphase mixed methods is a research design in which a secondary data strand (qualitative or quantitative) is nested within a primary, dominant strand across two or more sequential study phases. Each phase builds on the prior one, while the embedded strand enhances understanding of specific sub-questions that the dominant strand alone cannot answer. This design is suited to complex, longitudinal, or program-evaluation research problems requiring sustained inquiry across stages.