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4 Qualitative Health Research 24 (1) that uses a different analytical technique and is not comprehensive enough to stand alone; that is, the supplemental strategy is only “complete,” or interpretable, within the context of the core component (Morse, 2003; Morse & Niehaus, 2009). Thus, mixed-method design consists of “one and a half” projects, with the supplemental component adding scope, depth, or description to the core component. The supplemental component does not “make sense” on its own: qualitatively it lacks saturation; quantitatively it may consist of a set of scores. With QUAL-qual or QUAL-quan designs the core (main) component (ie, the QUAL) is a complete study. It is a saturated, complete study that could be published alone, but it is complemented with another data set, called the supplemental component (the qual or quan), that is used to illustrate a particular aspect or a dimension of the aim that is …