Why Triangulate?

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Title: Why Triangulate?
Language: English
Authors: Mathison, Sandra
Source: Educational Researcher. Mar 1988 17(2):13-17.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 5
Publication Date: 1988
Document Type: Journal Articles
Opinion Papers
Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators, Research Needs, Research Problems, Research Reports, Research Utilization, Researchers, Social Science Research
ISSN: 0013-189X
Abstract: Triangulation strategy results in evidence characterized by the following: (1) convergence; (2) inconsistency; and (3) contradiction. In order to render the data sensible, the researcher or evaluator must report data collection procedures, as well as the three levels of information from which explanations of social phenomena are constructed. (BJV)
Entry Date: 1988
Accession Number: EJ371464
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