Qualitative research deals with words and meanings.

Qualitative research deals with words and statistics.

Qualitative research deals with numbers and statistics.

Methods refer to the overarching strategy and rationale of one's research project.

Methods are the principles to develop an approach that matches one's objectives.

Methods are the specific tools and procedures one uses to collect and analyze data.

In mixed-methods research you use only quantitative data collection and analysis methods.

In mixed-methods research you use both qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis methods.

In mixed-methods research you use only qualitative data collection and analysis methods.

It refers to studying the methods  used in one's field.

It refers to studying the methods  used in one's field and theories behind them.

It is a specific tool one uses to collect and analyze data.

A sample is larger population.

Sampling means selecting the group that you will actually collect data from in your research.

Sampling doesn't allow you to test a hypothesis.

It depends on the type of data one needs to answer one's research question.

It depends on what you want to speak about.

It doesn't depend on the type of data one needs to answer one's research question.