Linganisha mbinu

	Matriki ya Mbinu Zilizochanganywa	Muundo wa Mbinu Mbalimbali za Awamu nyingi
Nyanja	Muundo wa Utafiti	Muundo wa Utafiti
Familia	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Mwaka wa asili	2003–2010	2007 (first edition of Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research)
Mwanzilishi	Tashakkori & Teddlie; Onwuegbuzie & Teddlie	John W. Creswell & Vicki L. Plano Clark
Aina	Research design classification and planning tool	Mixed methods research design
Chanzo asilia	Onwuegbuzie, A. J., & Teddlie, C. (2003). A framework for analyzing data in mixed methods research. In A. Tashakkori & C. Teddlie (Eds.), Handbook of mixed methods in social and behavioral research (pp. 351-383). Sage.	Creswell, J. W., & Plano Clark, V. L. (2018). Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research (3rd ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-1483substitute
Majina mbadala	MMR matrix, mixed-methods design matrix, research design classification matrix, mixed methods typology matrix	multiphase design, multiproject mixed methods, programmatic mixed methods, multistage mixed methods
Zinazohusiana	6	6
Muhtasari	The mixed methods matrix is a systematic framework for classifying, planning, and comparing mixed methods research designs along key dimensions such as timing (concurrent vs. sequential), priority (quantitative- vs. qualitative-dominant), and point of integration. It provides researchers with a structured map to make design decisions explicit, communicate choices transparently, and locate a study within the broader mixed methods typology.	The multiphase mixed methods design is a sustained research program in which quantitative and qualitative strands are combined across three or more sequential phases — or across multiple related projects — to address a central program objective. Each phase builds on the prior phase's findings, making the design well-suited to long-term evaluation, intervention development, and large-scale program assessment where a single data-collection cycle cannot fully address the complexity of the research problem.