Testa et al. (2011) approached violence against women using mixed methods. In this example, they describe the value of using qualitative data: “These descriptions of victimization incidents, from the victim’s perspective, provided a critical window into understanding sexual victimization that could not be obtained through quantitative description alone.” (p. 239) What strength of mixed methods is best represented in this quote?
a. measurement validity
b. generalizability
c. casual validity explained
d. authenticity of findings
e. failure of alternative measures to triangulate
