Match the research approach to the criteria on the left.

Testing causal relationships $($factor$/$s that influence a particular outcome$).$

The researcher is uncertain about which are the most important variables to be examined.

Establishing which factors best predict an outcome.

Evaluating the usefulness or successes of an intervention.

Neither quantitative nor qualitative approaches will adequately examine the variables being researched.

If the topic is new, sample population is unexplored by the topic or the dominant explanations may not apply to a given sample population.

Testing theories or explanations.

The researcher wants to capitalize on the strengths of both qualitative and quantitative approaches.