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Leonie van Grootel¹, Lakshmi Balachandran Nair², Irene Klugkist²

¹Department of Methodology and Statistics, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands.

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Summary

This study introduces a new four-step quantitizing method to combine qualitative and quantitative data in mixed methods reviews. The pilot implementation successfully transformed qualitative findings into mean effect sizes and variances from 26 studies.

Keywords:

mixed methods reviewing quantitizing systematic review methodology vague quantifiers

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Area of Science:

Methodology
Mixed Methods Research
Systematic Reviews

Background:

Combining quantitative and qualitative data in reviews is challenging.
Quantitizing qualitative findings is an under-explored method for mixed methods reviews.
Existing approaches for quantitizing qualitative data are limited.

Purpose of the Study:

To pilot a novel four-step quantitizing approach for integrating qualitative findings into quantitative reviews.
To demonstrate the transformation of qualitative data into numerical effect sizes and variances.
To contribute to the methodological development of mixed methods review.

Main Methods:

A four-step quantitizing process was developed and implemented.
Vague quantifiers in qualitative text fragments were extracted and assigned numerical correlations.
Effect sizes were calculated for individual qualitative studies and aggregated to a review level.
Variance was computed for the overall mean effect size.

Main Results:

The pilot implementation successfully transformed findings from 26 qualitative studies.
Qualitative study findings were converted into quantifiable mean effect sizes and variances.
The approach demonstrated feasibility for synthesizing diverse qualitative data.

Conclusions:

The proposed four-step quantitizing approach is a viable method for mixed methods reviews.
This methodology enhances the integration of qualitative evidence within quantitative review frameworks.
Further research is warranted to refine and validate this quantitizing technique.