Dear Tamer, Your question is too hypothetical for me to offer a response. 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. Qualitative Dissertation: Qualitative Data Analysis & Coding Qualitative Data What are inductive and deductive approaches to coding qualitative data? Finally, I will use the findings of the theoretical study and the quantitative study in developing the extended process. The basis of inductive reasoning is behaviour or pattern. The question of inductive or deductive approaches arise only in relation to ‘primary’ research – that is when you are undertaking your own study. What are  the similarities between inductive and deductive reasoning? inductive definition: 1. using a particular set of facts or ideas to form a general principle: 2. using a particular set…. My question is this: Can online survey questionnaire be used with the inductive approach? Hi Deborah. I feel same as most the above commentators. Rather than being a single method, current applications of content analysis show three distinct approaches: conventional, directed, or summative. Thank you Doctor, it’s straightforward valuable piece of knowledge. But I also have a question, hopefully you will be able to help me out. Hi Deborah, i just went through the abductive approach which is combination of inductive and deductive Approach. 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. Thank –:). APA What if I’m using secondary sources? Please refer to my post on conceptual frameworks to take you through the key steps in developing a research project – you will find your answer there: https://deborahgabriel.com/2015/02/14/using-conceptual-frameworks-in-qualitative-research/. This of course is a different proposition from merely focusing on technical issues as opposed to social/political ones that also shape technology use. but I'm confused. It is an approach best suited to research projects where there the phenomena to be investigated has not been previously explored. Interpretivism – inductive – mono-method qualitative -survey. Below, we situate ATA within the qualitative data analysis literature to help both frame the process and provide a rationale for the name we have given it. I now have a clear insight of the differences,,,, kudos! 21 – January 2006 . Published on September 6, 2019 by Jack Caulfield. Explanation is simple…. I have been asked by my supervisor whether I am just testing hypothesi or my aim is to contribute/generate a theory. My question is what approach am i supposed to take if i am doing a research that is both qualitative and quantitative. ‘Social’ research – i.e research within the social sciences, can be qualitative or quantitative, and therefore can be inductive or deductive. I will always be incontact with your website. Thanks for your help. The inductive approach consists of three stages: 1. I appreciate your clear and precise explanations, thank you. Title is Knowledge and Learning Model among effective repatriation. Please see my response to Aliyu on 8 November. Low cost airlines always have dela… It was  useful, Thank you so much, this was something I was never able to grasp so well! 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 literature. In this post, we will look at the following in relation… survey and qualitative – e.g. Content analysis and thematic analysis as qualitative descriptive approaches. Helpful. Wouldn’t that make the approach deductive (i.e. my dissertation is in the same situation. I now know I can use both Inductive and deductive if i am carrying out a mixed method research. Highly appreciated. Hi Deborah thank you for a great article . Between inductive and deductive approaches there is also a third approach which I will write a post on shortly – abdductive. Hi Deborah. Florian Kohlbacher. Thank you so so, so much. These themes (conceptual framework) informed my interviews etc. Based on the premises we have, the conclusion must be true. I used the conceptual framework from other previous conducted study. Am I to use the inductive or the deductive or the mixture of the two? Inductive and deductive approaches to research. See also: Using Conceptual Frameworks in Qualitative Research, Gabriel, D. (2013). usually the computer simulation is used to obtain quantitative data without experiment. Straight to the point. Ms. Deborah, thank you for given info, but i was in confusion reg, differences between deductive, inductive, abductive and (new one) Hypothetico-deductive approaches. Marketing, human resources, consumer behaviour or even basic human psychology are just some of the examples of research fields that require analysis. All observed animals depend on water to exist 3. The categories resulting from the coding, which are the core of inductive analysis, potentially have five key features. Aim: This paper is a description of inductive and deductive content analysis. Accessed on ‘date’ from https://deborahgabriel.com/2013/03/17/inductive-and-deductive-approaches-to-research/, Gabriel, D., 2013. Background: Content analysis is a method that may be used with either qualitative or quantitative data and in an inductive or deductive way. I am glad to hear that. interviews. Your explanation helped me understand these two concepts as I am working on the early portions of my dissertation in General Psychology. The inductive study is followed up with deductive research to confirm or invalidate the conclusion. This is how we share knowledge,and you become more knowledgable. Thanks for the very good explanation and comparison. Keep it like that so that will be our guide towards our destinations. I understand this topic thanks to you. I subsequently used this model to simulate the material behavior with a computer program. thanks for posting, Thank you very much for sharing knowledge with me. Volume 7, No. Thanks. Develop a theory 3.1. Regards, Clemduze. It really much helpful while preparing my college exam. Deborah I appreciate so much in this article…I got what I am looking for… thanks for your contribution. However, common examples of data include images, documents, and media. and I also feel struggle to choose my research approach. Hi Ms Deborah Gabriel, I am from the backward area of Pakistan, which is known as “North Waziristan”. Deductive research is more aimed towards testing a hypothesis and therefore is an approach more suited to working with quantitative data. Well understood. 1, Art. Learn more. If my research question is about understanding “How important are loyalty programmes for customers in welness field. Secondly, the flexibility of Thematic Analysis allows it to be used in both inductive and deductive methodologies (Frith and Gleeson 2004; Hayes 1997). Accessed on ‘date’ from https://deborahgabriel.com/2013/03/17/inductive-and-deductive-approaches-to-research/, Pingback:Methods and methodology | Deborah Gabriel, Pingback:PhD research: qualitative data analysis | Deborah Gabriel, Hi, yes the explanation was helpful because it was simple to read and pretty much, straight to the point. Thank u.. but there is a little mistake which is deductive approach deals with qualitative and inductive appoech deals with quantitative. to research, a researcher begins by collecting data that is relevant to his or her topic of interest. Learn how your comment data is processed. Therefore, I am taking the Western literature outcomes and applying these in UAE context to see the results. The information provide is quite helpful, thanks after all…. It requires extensive and repeated sifting through the data and analysing and re-analysing multiple times in order to identify new theory. Dear Deborah, it has been very long time since you posted this article. I have just started my Ph.D. program, and I’m still struggled to deciding which paradigm I have to use! I am currently busy with my Masters in Interior design. Hi Madhu. The deductive research approach consists of four stages: The conclusions of deductive reasoning can only be true if all the premises set in the inductive study are true and the terms are clear. Thank you for your clarification. Very well written – written in a way that I (who for the first time heard of these two types of researcher methods,) felt like I got a gist of what they are and how they are different. Stay forever blessed. So what is grounded theory? 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. Thank you ever so much for making it simple and easily understandable. Now it is completely clear. Raimo Streefkerk. You obtain the themes from the text. Deborah, thank you so much for your explanation, I'm clear now. Thanks a lot for such a good explanation, Deborah! Thanking you Very useful piece of information. Alina. Observe a pattern 2.1. With regards to theory – unless you are researching new phenomena that has never been researched before or are developing a completely new approach (unlikely) you will not be creating 'new' theory with your research project. Thank you. Background Content analysis is a method of analysing written, verbal or Thanks for the inforation Deborah. It was conducted in quantitative manner. I am doing research on the feasibility of establishing renewable energy systems in a developing country. Hi Debrah , It is really interesting to get valuable points from your statments about deductive reasoning. Content analysis is a widely used qualitative research technique. You say that your sample is multimodal text – that is simply text plus media such as videos, pictures etc. The purpose of this paper is to explain the rationale for choosing the qualitative approach to research human resources practices, namely, recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management, rewards management, employee communication and participation, diversity management and work and life balance using deductive and inductive approaches to analyse data. Hi Achin. My questions are: a. You can learn more in our guide to writing a research proposal. Is it possible to use deductive approach in research concerning what has happened in an industry? Destini. Content analysis serves the purpose in qualitative research to enable you to study human behavior indirectly through how people choose to communicate. I am conducting a research on learning preferences of Generation Z youth, and one of my research questions is "What are the learning preferences of UAE Gen Z youth and how matching of L&D program delivery with these learning preferences affect Gen Z interest in organizational L&D programs?" or maybe both? Your explanation of concepts is succint and easily conceivable. The outcome from an inductive analysis is the development of categories into a model or framework that summarises the raw data and conveys key themes and processes. Can it be possible to email the differences, its applications, tools used and scientific nature, to build a theory using quantitative survey method. Hi Zilla, It is hard to provide a definitive answer without knowing what your research questions are (although time does not permit me to provide individual responses). thanks. Will my study still fall under qualitative? The process normally involves reproducing a previous study and seeing if the same results are produced. Dr Deborah Gabriel, How can I be at this time replying to this worthy and simple explanation? In some cases, qualitative content Thank u so much.it was difficult for me to understand but with ur help the job is complete. Thank you Deborah, that was a simple, clear explanation helpful for sure. The Use of Qualitative Content Analysis in Case Study Research. You gave clear differences in a balance, simple to understand, I suppose you are a teacher by profession. But the overall approach would still be inductive as the quantitative element normally shapes the qualitative and the overall aim would still be to gain in-depth understandings rather than generalise findings. However, before you think about theory you need to develop your methodology – see my other post: methods and methodology. It is a very fruitful post. That was just perfect. You can look this up yourself, through your library and learning resources at your institution…. So which approach is best in such a scenario? Gabriel, D. (2013). Basically I am a beginner in social research – I have no idea about constructing new theory. by so what is your suggestion for me regarding which paradigm I have to use? If i just compare and argue with the previous finding and the model used, is it consider as deductive approach in case study? April 18, 2019 Both can be used depending on my research questions. Very helpful information and a clear, simple explanation. Revised on I initially thought that it was a deductive study but as it is a qualitative study I was abit worried. Thanks a lot. Thus, we decided to use such traditional qualitative research terms when identifying factors affecting the trust-worthiness of data collection, analysis, and presentation of the results of content analysis. Very clear explanation about inductive and deductive appraoches in research. Thanks Hakimu. Observation 1.1. Thank you Dr Gabriel for explaining the differences between inductive and deductive approaches in research. Most other websites tend to go into long discussions without really getting to the point. It was simple to understand. Focus on what your research objectives are and then choose the approach that will be most efefctive in meeting these objectives. How is content analysis different to traditional content analysis? Dear madam, The distinction between the two approaches is clear and concise. using the deductive approach to test what was found in the literature, and use an inductive approach to examine the themes that emerged from qualitative data. Then the central procedures of qualitative content analysis, inductive development of categories and deductive application of categories, are worked out. Very important points are discussed in your article in simplified terms. Thank you for the input.It clearly exemplifies the difference. Awesome response, I was looking at the same thing in my postgraduate class. Once the data analysis has been completed the researcher must examine existing theories in order to position their new theory within the discipline. 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. Great saying…every student at every level, should be critical analysts and critical thinkers. 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? awaiting for your mail soon. Everyone should be reading this. Thank you very much this information has been extremely helpful. Inductive Approaches and Some Examples. The inductive approach consists of three stages: A conclusion drawn on the basis of an inductive method can never be proven, but it can be invalidated. Please how do I reference this work? This has been very useful. I will endeavour to add some more in the coming weeks! However it seems short . Another 20 flights from low-cost airlines are delayed, All observed animals depend on water to exist, All biological life depends on water to exist, If passengers fly with a low cost airline, then they will always experience delays, All pet dogs in my apartment building have fleas, All land mammals depend on water to exist, Study all land mammal species to see if they depend on water, 5 out of 100 flights of low-cost airlines are not delayed = reject hypothesis, 10 out of 20 dogs didn’t have fleas = reject hypothesis, All land mammal species depend on water = support hypothesis, Combining inductive and deductive research. Inductive approaches are generally associated with qualitative research, whilst deductive approaches are more commonly associated with quantitative research. If the multimodal text is not generated from your own primary resesarch then this is secondary research that might be included in your literature review but would fall outside the scope of your analysis. what is your advise? 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. This is obtained by combining inductive and deductive techniques. The 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. Thanks for posting this, I would say that this article is one of the most useful explanation I have found so far. Thanks Deborah G! November 11, 2019. So this is unlike to be case study research but a quantitative study. When there is little to no existing literature on a topic, it is common to perform inductive research because there is no theory to test. Thematic Analysis: Thematic analysis is mostly used in qualitative research. note*: The IoT technology is still not implemented in the organization context that I want to study that is why I’m going to study the readiness. I am currently writing my research on resource curse theory and I will like to have your private mail for private discussions. We also use different inductive techniques such as clustering algorithms, to derive data partition, and decision trees induction, characterizing classes in terms of logical rules. Qualitative content analysis is commonly used for analyzing qualitative data. Hi Deborah, I have been struggling with my research methods proposal, in finding the right methodology for my study. I am a PHD Scholar, now it seems I will be visiting this site frequently and seeking your help . Thank you. How do I reference you in my work? You’re very welcome. Hi Alina, I’m glad my post has been useful for you. Thanks for this, it’s clear, concise and easy to understand – very helpful. Hi Irene, a mixed methods study might involve both a quantitative method – e.g. this is a reversal approach to previour reaeasch in these area. Hi Deborah, your posts are quite simple and useful. If there is no theory yet, you cannot conduct deductive research. In the examples above, the conclusion (theory) of the inductive study is also used as a starting point for the deductive study. I believe deductive approach because the aim of my research is to investigate current used technology at hotel front desk. The main difference between inductive and deductive reasoning is that inductive reasoning aims at developing a theory while deductive reasoning aims at testing an existing theory. Factors that influence your decision should rest on whether you are seeking to explore the ‘whys’ and ‘hows’ of human experience, generating new levels or understanding or simply wish to test a hypothesis or use a large sample in order to generalise results to the wider population. So what do you think please let me know Thank you very much indeed. For example, you say you plan to study the readiness of an organization to implement IT. What do you think? That’s like asking what the similarities are between quantitative and qualitative research! This does not lend itself to generating new theories since that is not the object of the research. My research aim is to determine (possibly explore as Its not currently making sense) the discrepancy that exists between the designer and a specific user group of a Healthcare environment. In reference to your specifc study you need to refer back to your reearch questions and the aims and objectives of your study. Thanks for differentiating the two in easy and pragmetic manner. Reasoning deductively means testing these theories. Unfortunately famous for terrorism, as from that background, you can understand the weakness of my educational background. If you are seeking to test a hypothesis then yes. I guess its a combination of inductive and deductive. It was very simple and useful. This has been troubling me for a while. You cannot take short cuts by by asking someone (me) to simply provide you with ready answers to your queries – especially when I do not have the time to do so! Thank you in advance for using your precious time to reply to my question. Thank you so much. Thank u very much. Dear Deborah Thank you for the precise explanation of inductive and deductive approaches. This post was very helpful and easy to understand! However, I can testify that it is very helpful for a novis reseracher like me. Is that possible to have both in our research? All three approaches are used to interpret meaning from the content of text data and, hence, adhere to the naturalistic paradigm. I would advise you to consult your supervisor or someone in your discipline, as I am not an engineer. You will be using existing theory in your approach and embed theoretical perspectives into your methodology. 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? In all fields of research, results are … Inductive and deductive approaches to research. Thanks for posts! Inductive logic is also critical to strategy when it comes to connecting the dots in creating great options and solutions to a problem. Many dictionaries define inductive reasoning as the derivation of general principles from specific observations (arguing from specific to general), although there are many inductive argume… I will be highly honoured if you would like to contact me on my email. wow wow wow great work Deborah. Hi Mutasem, Congratulations on embarking on your PhD program! Professional editors proofread and edit your paper by focusing on: Many scientists conducting a larger research project begin with an inductive study (developing a theory). Mixed methods does as you say, create academic rigour through triangulation. Using Conceptual Frameworks in Qualitative Research, Experiential learning in action-3D Pedagogy…, © Copyright Dr Deborah Gabriel. Still, the larger your dataset, the more reliable the conclusion. However, few articles have examined the trustworthiness of its use in nursing science studies. Last but not least, we have something exciting to share with you. In your response to one of the questions, you have highlighted a lot of 'what'  will qualify the research as quantitative. Thank you for a crisp and nice post. In sum, use of labels such as "inductive,” "conventional,” and "deductive,” may cause fallacy in audiences’ mind, particularly novice researchers. Has this post helped you? This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Based on my reading, i found some researchers used deductive approach in their case study. The aim of this paper was to describe inductive and deductive content analysis based on theoretical knowledge and to highlight some examples from studies using content analysis, mainly based on content analysis of the methodo-logical papers listed in Table 1. It is really helpful me to get sorted these concepts in research field in simple manner.Thanks for that and really appreciate it. No problem – you can use the contact form and your message will go directly to my email address. It will be helpful for us if you write more. Thank you Deborah, this is very helpful to me and others. Hypotheses are linked to deductive studies where researchers aim to test presumptions/predictions about phenomenon – this is not the same as research questions. A deductive approach usually begins with a hypothesis, whilst an inductive approach will usually use research questions to narrow the scope of the study. I hope you will understand my words. Preparing for my Research Methods exams and I'm grateful for your explanations. But after going through the conversation in this page helped me a lot. Thanks for the explanation, it has cleared my doubts. You need to think critically and reflectively about this. No – you have it the wrong way round – I suggest you read the article again and also engage in wider reading on research methods to gain a deeper understanding. As a PhD student you need to take the time to read the appropriate literature on research approaches and attend workshops/conferences to better understand methodology. critical, feminist etc). it was simple to read and also brief concise and straight to the point. thank you. Hi Deborah, Thank you for the precise and helpful information .. Is your primary objective to develop a model for a renewable energy system or is it to determine whether industry experts see the viability of the model? Or, how does theory coming before the research design fit with an inductive approach? Inductive logic is necessary when the context of a situation is understood, and creative and innovative options and solutions are needed. Hi, Many thanks to you, I really appreciate u on ur information provided basically on theories and approaches to understanding research. Hope to contact you for my project. I am struggling for MBA degree, and I was searching for Deductive and Inductive approaches, and then I found your best explained article here, already praised by many people. If it is the latter then the approach should be inductive. I am currently doing my dissertation and most of my lecturers have recommeded us to use Research Methods for Business Students by Mark Saunders, Philip Lewis and Adrian Thornhill. Now as for existing literature, a lot has already been written on this but in the West; there is practically no formal research literature available on this topic in UAE. Thank you. Inductive reasoning is a method of reasoning in which the premisesare viewed as supplying some evidence, but not full assurance, for the truth of the conclusion. 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