methodologies
Structured procedural frameworks
Methodologies is the plural of methodology, which refers to a system of methods and principles used in a particular discipline or activity: research methodologies, teaching methodologies.
The word often appears where simpler terms like methods or approaches would suffice, lending an air of academic rigor.
In business and technology contexts, methodology frequently describes structured frameworks: agile methodology, design methodology.
Based on observation, not theory
- qualitativeRelating to characteristics, not quantities
- quantitativeConcerning measurable amounts
- ethnographySystematic study of peoples
- phenomenologyStudy of subjective experience
longitudinal · cross-sectional · meta-analysis · fieldwork · survey · experimentation · sampling · coding
Prescribed conduct rules
- procedurePrescribed sequence of actions
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- flowchartDiagram showing workflow steps
- checklistItemized verification guide
guideline · standardization · benchmarking · step-by-step · replicable · documentation · manual · workflow
Arrangement of interconnected parts
- modelRepresentation or paradigm
- paradigmGoverning framework of thought
- schemaOrganized representational structure
- templatePreset pattern for reproduction
blueprint · architecture · scaffolding · matrix · taxonomy · classification · ontology · conceptual
Skilled way of performing
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- processSteps toward a result
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- tacticPlanned action for advantage
procedure · pathway · mechanism · mode · style · orientation · stance · perspective
Facts for analysis
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- variablesChangeable elements in equations
- correlationStatistical relationship measure
- regressionReturn to former state
pattern · metrics · measurement · inference · deduction · interpretation · evaluation · assessment
Testable proposed explanation
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- falsifiabilitySusceptibility to disproof
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- randomizedArranged by chance
empiricism · objectivity · reproducibility · evidence-based · double-blind · variable · operationalization
empirical
Based on observation, not theory
- qualitativeRelating to characteristics, not quantities
- quantitativeConcerning measurable amounts
- ethnographySystematic study of peoples
phenomenology · longitudinal · cross-sectional · meta-analysis · fieldwork · survey · experimentation · sampling · coding · validation
protocol
Prescribed conduct rules
- procedurePrescribed sequence of actions
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- flowchartDiagram showing workflow steps
checklist · guideline · standardization · benchmarking · step-by-step · replicable · documentation · manual · workflow · sequencing
structure
Arrangement of interconnected parts
- modelRepresentation or paradigm
- paradigmGoverning framework of thought
- schemaOrganized representational structure
template · blueprint · architecture · scaffolding · matrix · taxonomy · classification · ontology · conceptual · theoretical
technique
Skilled way of performing
tactic · procedure · pathway · mechanism · mode · style · orientation · stance · perspective · tradition
data
Facts for analysis
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- variablesChangeable elements in equations
- correlationStatistical relationship measure
regression · pattern · metrics · measurement · inference · deduction · interpretation · evaluation · assessment · reliability
hypothesis
Testable proposed explanation
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- falsifiabilitySusceptibility to disproof
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
randomized · empiricism · objectivity · reproducibility · evidence-based · double-blind · variable · operationalization
- scholarshipacademic papers, publications, research papers, theories, dissertations
- academiaprofessors, universities, graduation cap, biology department, professor
- library materialsbooks, magazines, newspapers, journals, periodicals
- routinesmorning routine, habits, routines, morning routines, procedures
- scholarly workstreatises, dissertation, dissertations, journal article, theses
methodologieschaos
Complete disorder and confusion
improvisation · disorder · randomness · disorganization · haphazardness
methodologiesintuition
Instinctive immediate understanding
instinct · hunches · folk wisdom · common sense · gut instinct
methodologiesimprovisation
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
spontaneity · ad-libbing · extemporization · freestyling · impulsiveness