'MIXED METHODS' research integrates:

1. MIXED METHODS RESEARCH integrates BOTH QUALITATIVE and QUANTITATIVE methods in the same research project — gaining advantages of both. 2. DESIGNS (Creswell): 3. (i) SEQUENTIAL EXPLANATORY — quantitative first, then qualitative explains findings; 4. (ii) SEQUENTIAL EXPLORATORY — qualitative first generates hypotheses, then quantitative tests; 5. (iii) CONVERGENT PARALLEL — both methods simultaneously, then merged; 6. (iv) EMBEDDED — one method dominant, the other supports; 7. (v) TRANSFORMATIVE — mixed methods + critical/emancipatory framework. 8. APPLICATIONS in legal research: studying court reforms, legal aid effectiveness, prison conditions, regulatory enforcement. 9. ADVANTAGES: TRIANGULATION, fuller understanding, addressing different research questions. 10. CHALLENGES: time-consuming; requires methodological skill in both traditions; integration is hard. 11. Hence option B is correct. _Source: Legal Research Methodology + Jurisprudence — Mixed Methods Research (Creswell 'Research Design' 2018)_