Yes, absolutely. Mixed methods studies are rich, powerful and validate each other.

however, bear in mind your sample size for quantitative as this will impact on reliability etc.

good luck

I read recently that researchers are getting interested in researches that use both quantitative and qualitative methods. I think if they blend well, it even makes the research richer.

You may work with numbers and numeric results. So, you can work quantitative in this case.

Using quantitative techniques can validate your qualitative outcomes. In this case you will have good amount of data for quantitative analysis.

I will suggest that you use mixed method approach because it gives you a very rich understanding of what your are studying. Most researchers especially social science are now using mixed method approach. however, quantitative approach helps you to validate your qualitative outcomes.

You certainly can, however, what question are you trying to answer? Method assignment is based on the research question. For instances, if you are asking why and how questions then qualitative methods would make sense, but if you are asking what questions then quantitative methods make sense. You could perform an exploratory sequential mixed methods approach, where you use focused interviews to ask questions for developing a concept, idea, theory, or survey. From there, you then conduct a quantitative study to verify the results. Good luck!

Research design is the function of what you want to achieve from your research. Quantitative design, qualitative design and mixed methods design are distinct theoretical orientations that emphasise different methodologies of research. They are equally credible and legitimate trajectories for conducting research. Before you select a research design, you need to consider:

Your primary research objectives

The epistemological stands for your research ( positivist vs nonpositivist)

Your research questions or hypotheses (Hypoteses are typical of quatitative designs while research questions are more suited to qualitative designs.)

Your instrument for data collection ( questionnaire, interview,...)

I am currently challenged with designing an innovative novel research study for counting prevalence & incidence while at the same time characteristics of a population as well as what interventions work or not and why--that by legislation requires the best current social science methods of quantitative and qualitative design. From everything I gather that is mixed methodology. However valid and trustworthy measurements of quantitative research as questionable consistently appear as an issue needing honed.

yes yo can do both.

" Both Qualitative or Qualitative " - I think one should be Quantitative . The qualitative results may be fit in any standard statistical tool generate a concrete report .

Yes you can, depending on the measurement parameters you are employing in your study.

yes; you can do it. quantitative variable example: affected; recovered; dead; and qualitative variable: you can use dummy variable. such is it infectious by another people; or animal'? yes=1; otherwise=0. thank you

Yes, no doubt about that and mixed method will be better too.