Triangulation

Using two or more research methods to cross-check findings from one method against findings from another.

Cross-checking findings by comparing evidence obtained through different methods or sources.

Triangulation means cross-checking findings through different methods or sources. Mike O’Donnell and Sue Sharpe used questionnaires in Uncertain Masculinities, then interviewed a smaller sample of the people who had completed them. Following up questionnaire respondents gave them a way to check and explore the questionnaire evidence.

Cross-checking findings obtained through different methods or sources to assess whether they support one another.

Explain why methods are combined: triangulation cross-checks findings, whereas methodological pluralism builds a fuller picture.

Distinguish the purposes: triangulation cross-checks findings; methodological pluralism builds a fuller, deeper picture.

Cross-checking findings from qualitative research against quantitative evidence about the same issue.

Cross-checking findings from qualitative research against quantitative data.

Cross-checking findings from qualitative research against evidence from a quantitative method.

Using different methods or sources of data to cross-check research findings.

Cross-checking through different methods or sources is called triangulation. Agreement can strengthen confidence, while disagreement can reveal something worth investigating.

Using two or more research methods to cross-check the findings from one method against those from another.

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