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	समवर्ती मिश्रित विधि मैट्रिक्स	अन्वेषणात्मक अनुक्रमिक मिश्रित विधि डिज़ाइन
क्षेत्र	अनुसंधान अभिकल्प	अनुसंधान अभिकल्प
परिवार	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
उद्भव वर्ष	2000s–2010s	1990s–2000s (codified by ~2007)
प्रवर्तक	Teddlie & Tashakkori; Creswell & Plano Clark	John W. Creswell & Vicki L. Plano Clark
प्रकार	Mixed methods research design	Mixed methods research design
मौलिक स्रोत	Teddlie, C., & Tashakkori, A. (2009). Foundations of Mixed Methods Research: Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches in the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Sage. ISBN: 978-0761930129	Creswell, J. W., & Plano Clark, V. L. (2018). Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research (3rd ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-1483344379
उपनाम	concurrent MM matrix, simultaneous mixed methods matrix, parallel mixed methods matrix, concurrent matrix mixed design	QUAL → QUAN design, exploratory sequential design, instrument-development design, theory-building mixed methods
संबंधित	6	6
सारांश	The concurrent mixed methods matrix is a mixed methods design in which quantitative and qualitative data strands are collected simultaneously and organized within a structured matrix framework. The matrix maps design dimensions — such as research questions, data sources, priority, and integration points — across rows and columns, making the logical architecture of the study explicit and auditable. Both strands are analyzed independently before being merged through a matrix-guided integration step.	The exploratory sequential mixed methods design is a two-phase research framework in which a qualitative phase is conducted first to explore a poorly understood phenomenon, and the findings then inform a subsequent quantitative phase — typically to develop and test a survey instrument, measure a theory, or generalize qualitative insights to a larger population. The qualitative strand guides what is measured; the quantitative strand tests or extends those findings at scale.