In mixed methods research, the quantitative and qualitative findings should be

In mixed methods research the quantitative and qualitative findings should be integrated.

Integration combines numbers and narratives so each strand strengthens the interpretation of the other.

Listing findings in order of importance neither merges the two strands nor explains their convergence.

Keeping them in completely separate sections defeats the very purpose of a mixed design.

Showing them fully only in the appendices hides the core findings from the main analysis.

Integration may occur through merging, connecting or embedding one dataset within the other.