What is the difference between inductive and deductive approaches to data analysis in research?
This is because inductive reasoning starts with a conclusion and deductive reasoning starts with a premise. Therefore, inductive reasoning moves from specific instances into a generalized conclusion, while deductive reasoning moves from generalized principles that are known to be true to a true and specific conclusion.
This is because inductive reasoning starts with a conclusion and deductive reasoning starts with a premise. Therefore, inductive reasoning moves from specific instances into a generalized conclusion, while deductive reasoning moves from generalized principles that are known to be true to a true and specific conclusion.
I remember watching Sherlock Holmes as a boy, he used to say to his sidekick Dr Watson, its all deduction, but the manner in which deduced wasnt deduction at all it seems, it was inductive reasoning.
Yes, I agree with Dr Essel:
inductive reasoning starts with a conclusion and deductive reasoning starts with a premise.
inductive reasoning moves from specific instances into a generalized conclusion, while deductive reasoning moves from generalized principles that are known to be true to a true and specific conclusion.
Inductive data analysis abd Grounded theory can generate a theory
Inductive data analysis starts from specific theories to generalized concepts and conclusions while Deductive is from the generalized cases to specific theories and conclusions.
Pls. find the attached files
https://www.sd.polyu.edu.hk/iasdr/proceeding/papers/Comparing%20Inductive%20and%20Deductive%20Methodologies%20for%20Design%20Patterns%20Identification.pdf
https://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/dedind.php
https://www.slideshare.net/JaneGilgun/an-introduction-to-deductive-qualitative-analysis
https://2012books.lardbucket.org/books/sociological-inquiry-principles-qualitative-and-quantitative-methods/s05-03-inductive-or-deductive-two-dif.html
questionnaire as data collection method versus interview and observation
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It is commonly supposed that inductive approach brings out a new theory from analyzed data, since induction is a main process for theory creation.
Usually Deductive reasoning starts with theory to test it, but inductive reasoning starts with research questions to formulate a theory. Inductive reasoning is a bottom up approach, where as a deductive one is a top down approach. The conclusion from inductive reasoning is Certainty, but it is probability to the deductive reasoning.
To me, the difference between inductive and deductive approaches to research is as follows: whilst a deductive approach is aiming at testing a theory, an inductive approach is concerned with the generation of new theory emerging from the data. Also, qualitative researchers usually use inductive approach and quantitative researchers use deductive style of research.
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