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• Research Methodology


  The discussion regarding the specific methods chosen and used in a research paper, including the theoretical concepts that provide information about the methods selection and application
• Methodology section of a research paper

  • Answers two main questions: How was the data collected or generated? And, how was it analyzed?
  • Writing should be direct and precise and always written in the past tense
• Components of Qualitative Research Methodology

  • Research Design
  • Respondents and Sampling
  • Research Instruments
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Gathering Procedure
• How to write a research methodology

  1. Explain your methodological approach

  2. Describe your methods of data collection

  3. Describe your methods of analysis

  4. Evaluate and justify your methodological choices
• Research methodology describes actions to be taken to investigate a research problem and the rationale for the application of specific procedures or techniques used to identify, select, process, and analyze information applied to understanding the problem, thereby, allowing the reader to critically evaluate a study's overall validity and reliability