Inductive data analysis

17, 2013august 18, 2017deductive research, doctoral research, grounded theory, inductive research, qualitative research, research approcahes, research methods 146 main difference between inductive and deductive approaches to research is that whilst a deductive approach is aimed and testing theory, an inductive approach is concerned with the generation of new theory emerging from the data. Deductive approach usually begins with a hypothesis, whilst an inductive approach will usually use research questions to narrow the scope of the deductive approaches the emphasis is generally on causality, whilst for inductive approaches the aim is usually focused on exploring new phenomena or looking at previously researched phenomena from a different ive approaches are generally associated with qualitative research, whilst deductive approaches are more commonly associated with quantitative research. However, there are no set rules and some qualitative studies may have a deductive specific inductive approach that is frequently referred to in research literature is grounded theory, pioneered by glaser and approach necessitates the researcher beginning with a completely open mind without any preconceived ideas of what will be found. The aim is to generate a new theory based on the the data analysis has been completed the researcher must examine existing theories in order to position their new theory within the ed theory is not an approach to be used lightly. It requires extensive and repeated sifting through the data and analysing and re-analysing multiple times in order to identify new theory.

It is an approach best suited to research projects where there the phenomena to be investigated has not been previously most important point to bear in mind when considering whether to use an inductive or deductive approach is firstly the purpose of your research; and secondly the methods that are best suited to either test a hypothesis, explore a new or emerging area within the discipline, or to answer specific research this post helped you? Methods and methodology | deborah ck: phd research: qualitative data analysis | deborah , yes the explanation was helpful because it was simple to read and pretty much, straight to the point. Ive research is more aimed towards testing a hypothesis and therefore is an approach more suited to working with quantitative data. Between inductive and deductive approaches there is also a third approach which i will write a post on shortly – deborah, it has been very long time since you posted this article. However, i can testify that it is very helpful for a novis reseracher like u for the information, it really helps y, your work is simple and clear, that there are two research approaches, inductive and ative and quantative gave clear differences in a balance, simple to understand, i suppose you are a teacher by is how we share knowledge,and you become more you lambawi, i am glad that these posts are proving useful.

Well , i had a question would you call process tracing technique an inductive or deductive approach? Process tracing is a qualitative analytical tool and therefore inductive rather than deductive, since its purpose is to identify new phenomena. This is the only explanation out of all the books that i have read which really enables me to truly understand the meaning of grounded theory for which you describe as an inductive. But in any event, you are the only one who can decide whether an inductive or deductive approach is appropriate for your research project. Do you think about the approach with quantitative analyses that start with data to generate theories?

Typically data mining techniques fit into my is a question of methodology – research methods must be selected based on the discipline, research questions and approach to the study. Question of inductive or deductive approaches arise only in relation to ‘primary’ research – that is when you are undertaking your own study. However, if you are doing a dissertation, say for an undergraduate degree where you are not undertaking primary research then inductive or deductive approaches are not applicable. Thank last paragraph stated ‘the most important point to bear in mind when considering whether to use an inductive or deductive approach is firstly the purpose of your research; and secondly the methods that are best suited to either test a hypothesis, explore a new or emerging area within the discipline, or to answer specific research questions. Am i to use the inductive or the deductive or the mixture of the two?

Ola, if your research questions are qualitatively focused – that is seeking to find out the whys and the hows as opposed to ‘what’ and ‘how many’ then certainly an inductive approach is most appropriate. This is because inductive aims to find new theories emerging from the data whereas deductive is centred on testing a hypothesis rather than exploring research u so was difficult for me to understand but with ur help the job is of distinction top notch. So i will reiterate that the question of whether to adopt an inductive or deductive approach to a research project is relevant for ‘primary’ research – that is, research that you undertake yourself. If that is the case then i would presume that this would be a qualitative research project that would lend itself to an inductive approach,since i cannot imagine that you would be able to work with a very large sample of multimodal text. Am gathering quantitative data to develop a model to represent the behavior of a material using an existing model.

Could you please kindly let me know what is my reasearch method see my response to aliyu on 8 , your explanation about inductive research and deductive, is meaningful to postgraduate students. Thank deborah for the explanation but, i want to ask if descriptive is inductive or deductive approach? I am going to research how technology is changing the hotel industry particularly at the hotel front desk so is that inductive or deductive approach? I have found the book very hard to understand especially when i'm wrtiting up the methodology section as i have to talk about deductive and inductive approaches. Found it so easy to understand the difference between deductive theory and inductive- it's so helpful.

I am using a simulation software to generate a model to analyse the technical and economic data (quantitative) but i have to use interviews to capture social and polical views from industry experts (qualitative). Thank a mixed methods study, the quanitiative dimension of the study usually functions to capture preliminary data, with the qualitative dimension being the primary method that answers the research questions. In any case, in a mixed methods study you must peform both quantitative and qualitative data analysis – separately. I would advise you to consult your supervisor or someone in your discipline, as i am not an explaination of inductive & deductive approaches to research is clear to explanation of concepts is succint and easily conceivable. The post was only intended to provide a brief overview of the subject – to better understand inductive and deductive approaches to research i strongly recommend immersing yourself in the available s, you can suggest 1 or 2 widely cited scholars (to read) that argue that deductive approaches can also be used in a qualitative methodology which is interpretive/subjective in you once again!

You said deductive approach is used in quantitative research and it test a theory and inductive approach is used in qualitative research to generate a theory. It is often said that the interpretive paradigm typically goes with inductive approaches and methods involving observation, interviews and research into archives. But then if concepts are to emerge from the data without theoretical preconceptions, how come it is often said that the research design, choice of case studies, and initial coding in thematic analysis can be theory driven? Your topic clarifies the difference between inductive and deductive l, i am doing a research to apply a theory into service industry which is more commonly practiced in manufacturing industry ( known as lean approach), my aim is to apply this approach into banking operation, the objective is to find the elements/processes in the bank operation that actually increase the cost or decrease the service quality. I'd like to ask you the following: – is possible to have inductive study with hypotheses and use semi-structured interviews to answer these hypotheses and research questions?

If i used the conceptual framework as my guidance for my literature review and interview question construction, is that okay if i do not use inductive for the case study because i do not build a new theory. Leave these two fields as-is:Vip launch 10 november categories my popularinductive and deductive approaches to research (480,504)methods and methodology (102,094)using conceptual frameworks in qualitative research (12,845)qualitative data analysis (6,198)the 5-year post-phd research plan (3,593)recent commentsaida on methods and methodologythis comment in particular has been very helpful for helping... Recently delivered this presentation to final year undergraduate students about to embark on their dissertation most important task that you will undertake in your phd research project is the analysis of data. The integrity and rigour of your research is utterly dependent on getting the analysis right and it will be intensely scrutinised by the external main difference between inductive and deductive approaches to research is that whilst a deductive approach is aimed and testing theory, an inductive approach is concerned with the generation of new theory emerging from the 20th july 2017 i hosted a panel discussion event focused on a topic that features in a final year undergraduate unit called media a black student, i feel that during my degree there were not enough topics that i could engage i was a young child i have always been interested in different cultures as well as issues surrounding very satisfying to see to the look on people’s faces when i said i was doing my dissertation on donald trump. Approach, also known in inductive reasoning, starts with the observations and theories are proposed towards the end of the research process as a result of observations[1].

Inductive research “involves the search for pattern from observation and the development of explanations – theories – for those patterns through series of hypotheses”[2]. No theories or hypotheses would apply in inductive studies at the beginning of the research and the researcher is free in terms of altering the direction for the study after the research process had is important to stress that inductive approach does not imply disregarding theories when formulating research questions and objectives. This approach aims to generate meanings from the data set collected in order to identify patterns and relationships to build a theory; however, inductive approach does not prevent the researcher from using existing theory to formulate the research question to be explored. Of inductive approach (inductive reasoning) in business ive reasoning begins with detailed observations of the world, which moves towards more abstract generalisations and ideas[4]. When following an inductive approach, beginning with a topic, a researcher tends to develop empirical generalisations and identify preliminary relationships as he progresses through his research.

No hypotheses can be found at the initial stages of the research and the researcher is not sure about the type and nature of the research findings until the study is it is illustrated in figure below, “inductive reasoning is often referred to as a “bottom-up” approach to knowing, in which the researcher uses observations to build an abstraction or to describe a picture of the phenomenon that is being studied”[5]. The application of inductive approach is associated with qualitative methods of data collection and data analysis, whereas deductive approach is perceived to be related to quantitative methods. The following table illustrates such a classification from a broad perspective:Concepts associated with quantitative ts associated with qualitative tical ive r, the statement above is not absolute, and in some instances inductive approach can be adopted to conduct a quantitative research as well. The following table illustrates patterns of data analysis according to type of research and research atory data ative comparative ural equation writing a dissertation in business studies it is compulsory to specify the approach of are adopting. It is good to include a table comparing inductive and deductive approaches similar to one below[6] and discuss the impacts of your choice of inductive approach on selection of primary data collection methods and research tion changes, validating  theoretical construct, focus in “mean” behaviour, testing assumptions and hypotheses, constructing most likely tanding dynamics, robustness, emergence, resilience, focus on individual behaviour, constructing alterative futures.

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