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triangulation  

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  • Triangulation in qualitative research has come to mean a multimethod approach to data collection and data analysis. The basic idea underpinning the concept of triangulation is that the phenomena under study can be understood best when approached with a variety or a combination of research methods. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods; Triangulation]

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