A researcher wants to understand the culture of the band in a high school. He gives both quantitative and qualitative research paradigms equal weight. He first administers a standardized questionnaire to all of the band members. Later, he conducts 45 minute in-depth, open-ended interviews with all band members. Which design is this?
A) Primary status sequential design
B) Equal-status sequential design
C) Primary status concurrent design
D) Equal-status concurrent design

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The researcher uses both quantitative and qualitative methods sequentially and gives them equal weight, which aligns with an equal-status sequential design.

A Researcher Wants to Understand the Culture of the Band