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क्षेत्र	अनुसंधान अभिकल्प	अनुसंधान अभिकल्प
परिवार	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
उद्भव वर्ष	2003–2007	2007 (formalized in Creswell & Plano Clark's mixed methods typology)
प्रवर्तक	John W. Creswell & Vicki L. Plano Clark	John W. Creswell & Vicki L. Plano Clark
प्रकार	Mixed methods research design	Mixed methods research design
मौलिक स्रोत	Creswell, J. W., & Plano Clark, V. L. (2011). Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research (2nd ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-1412975179	Creswell, J. W., & Plano Clark, V. L. (2018). Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research (3rd ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-1483344379
उपनाम	embedded mixed methods, nested mixed methods design, concurrent nested design, CEMM	explanatory sequential design, QUAN → qual design, two-phase explanatory design, sequential explanatory design
संबंधित	6	6
सारांश	The concurrent embedded mixed methods design collects quantitative and qualitative data at the same time, but assigns unequal priority to the two strands: one (usually quantitative) serves as the primary study, while the other (usually qualitative) is nested inside it to answer a supplementary question. The embedded strand does not stand alone; it provides a different perspective on the same phenomenon within a single unified study.	The explanatory sequential mixed methods design is a two-phase research approach in which a quantitative study is conducted first, and qualitative data are then collected specifically to help explain or elaborate the initial quantitative results. The quantitative phase carries greater priority; the qualitative phase is purposefully built around the findings — such as surprising results, outliers, or statistically significant relationships — that need deeper interpretation.