Linganisha mbinu

	Muundo wa Mchanganyiko wa Uzito Sawa wa Kubadilisha	Muundo wa Mbinu Mchanganyiko wa Kipaumbele cha Ubora
Nyanja	Muundo wa Utafiti	Muundo wa Utafiti
Familia	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Mwaka wa asili	2003–2011	1991–2003 (formalized in mixed methods typologies)
Mwanzilishi	Donna M. Mertens; John W. Creswell & Vicki L. Plano Clark	Janice Morse; John W. Creswell & Vicki L. Plano Clark
Aina	Mixed methods research design	Mixed methods research design
Chanzo asilia	Creswell, J. W., & Plano Clark, V. L. (2018). Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research (3rd ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-1483344379	Creswell, J. W., & Plano Clark, V. L. (2018). Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research (3rd ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-1483344379
Majina mbadala	QUAN+QUAL transformative design, equal-priority transformative MMR, transformative equal-status mixed design, balanced transformative mixed methods	QUAL-dominant mixed methods, qualitative-dominant mixed design, qual-priority MMR, qualitative-weighted mixed methods
Zinazohusiana	6	6
Muhtasari	The equal-weight transformative mixed methods design combines quantitative and qualitative strands at equal priority (QUAN + QUAL) within an overarching transformative theoretical framework — such as feminist, critical race, disability rights, or social justice theory. Both data types carry equivalent evidential weight, and the entire study is structured to challenge inequity, give voice to marginalized groups, and generate findings oriented toward advocacy and social change.	Qualitative-priority mixed methods design is a mixed methods approach in which qualitative inquiry carries the greater weight — in terms of volume, analytical depth, and interpretive authority — while a supplementary quantitative strand provides supporting evidence. The design acknowledges that the phenomenon under study is best understood through meaning-making, lived experience, or social processes, with numbers used to corroborate or contextualize, not to dominate, the research story.