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What strategy and calculation make a mixed-methods case interpretable?

Table 3What strategy and calculation make a mixed-methods case interpretable?

Design question	Record before collection
Purpose	What can the qualitative and quantitative strands each answer?
Priority	Which strand is central, and what would the other strand change?
Timing	Which strand comes first, and what may it inform?
Unit	What is the case, observation, event, account, site, or time period?
Comparison	Which contrast, baseline, cohort, or rival explanation is eligible?
Integration	At which result, table, code, or decision will the strands meet?
Calculation	Which denominator, time window, missingness rule, and uncertainty belong to the numeric object?

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@misc{isoglu-2026-case-study-is-an-evidence-design-fig03,
  author = {Isoglu, Sinan},
  title = {{What strategy and calculation make a mixed-methods case interpretable?}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Table 3, isoglu.com},
  url = {https://isoglu.com/insights/exhibits/isoglu-2026-case-study-is-an-evidence-design-fig03/},
  note = {From the essay {A case study is an evidence design, not a story.}}
}

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