Staged method is to embedded method as QUAN→Qual is to ______.
A)QUAN+QUAL
B)(QUAN)qual
C)QUAL+QUAN
D)QUAL↔QUAN

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The staged method (QUAN→Qual) implies a primary quantitative approach followed by a qualitative approach, suggesting a sequence. The embedded method, in contrast, integrates both approaches simultaneously. Thus, (QUAN)qual represents an embedded method where quantitative (QUAN) and qualitative (qual) methods are integrated, with a primary focus on QUAN but with qual embedded within it.

Staged Method Is to Embedded Method as QUAN→Qual Is to ______