methodology
Organized research process
Methodology is the system of methods and principles used in a particular discipline or activity: The study's methodology involved interviews and surveys.
It's often a formal way of saying method, though methodology technically refers to the overall approach rather than specific techniques.
In academic and scientific contexts, methodology sections explain how research was conducted.
Prescribed conduct rules
- processSteps toward a result
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
- approachWay of handling something
- workflowSequential task progression
algorithm · procedure · implementation · execution · steps · sequence · systematic · standardization
Planned approach to goals
- approachWay of handling something
- planDetailed proposal for achieving
- tacticPlanned action for advantage
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
program · policy · directive · guideline · regulation · initiative · intervention · evaluation
Underlying support system
- modelRepresentation or paradigm
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- schemaOrganized representational structure
template · paradigm · taxonomy · rubric · guideline · specification · outline · roadmap
Testable proposed explanation
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- qualitativeRelating to characteristics, not quantities
- quantitativeConcerning measurable amounts
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
variable · correlation · causality · evidence-based · double-blind · falsifiability · objectivity · empirical
Extended academic treatise
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- ethnographySystematic study of peoples
- bibliographyList of cited works
- citationMention of a source
Theory of knowledge
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
- hermeneuticsStudy of interpretation methods
- phenomenologyStudy of subjective experience
- empiricismKnowledge through observation
rationalism · positivism · constructivism · pragmatism · dialectics · deductive · inductive · axiology
protocol
Prescribed conduct rules
workflow · algorithm · procedure · implementation · execution · steps · sequence · systematic · standardization · documentation
strategy
Planned approach to goals
- approachWay of handling something
- planDetailed proposal for achieving
- tacticPlanned action for advantage
scheme · program · policy · directive · guideline · regulation · initiative · intervention · evaluation
framework
Underlying support system
- modelRepresentation or paradigm
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
schema · template · paradigm · taxonomy · rubric · guideline · specification · outline · roadmap · checklist
hypothesis
Testable proposed explanation
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- qualitativeRelating to characteristics, not quantities
- quantitativeConcerning measurable amounts
replication · variable · correlation · causality · evidence-based · double-blind · falsifiability · objectivity · empirical · sampling
dissertation
Extended academic treatise
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- ethnographySystematic study of peoples
- bibliographyList of cited works
epistemology
Theory of knowledge
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
- hermeneuticsStudy of interpretation methods
- phenomenologyStudy of subjective experience
empiricism · rationalism · positivism · constructivism · pragmatism · dialectics · deductive · inductive · axiology · poststructuralism
- problem-solvingproblem solving, puzzles, riddles, logic, solutions
- sciencebiology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, geology
- researchstudy, research papers, researching, archive, peer review
- science termsbiology, chemistry, physics, math, experiment
- social sciencessociology, anthropology, psychology, economics, political science
- writingsessay, essays, article, articles, stories
methodologyimprovisation
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
chaos · disorder · randomness · haphazardness · disorganization
methodologyinformality
Relaxed, unofficial tone
rule of thumb · folk wisdom · tacit knowledge · intuition · instinct
methodologyaccident
Unintended harmful event
chance · happenstance · luck · randomness · serendipity
- research methodologyFramework for conducting investigations
- scientific methodologySystematic process for investigation
- agile methodologyIterative, adaptive project management
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