CONCEPTS

Inductive

DEDUCTIVE AND Deductive

INDUCTIVE
RESEARCH
Presented by Denisse Miranda Quantitative
Qualitative
 INDUCTIVE AND
DEDUCTIVE RESEARCH
INDUCTIVE: DEDUCTIVE:

Is a bottom-up approach, it It is a top-down approach, it

uses the qualitative method in uses the quantitative method,
order to develop theories. and it is mostly used in order
Usually used by researchers. to test theories.

EXAMPLE: EXAMPLE:
Developing a theory on colds, Saying that because all
based on the tendency of dogs have ears, and
people to catch colds during Artemisa has a dog, her
winter dog has ears.
QUANTITATIVE
DATA:
Quantitative data is the value of data
in the form of counts or numbers
where each data set has a unique
numerical value. This data is any
quantifiable information that
researchers can use for mathematical
calculations and statistical analysis to
make real-life decisions based on
these mathematical derivations.
Favorite sport?

QUALITATIVE
Football
DATA:
Basketball
Qualitative data is the descriptive and
conceptual findings collected through
questionnaires, interviews, or
Soccer observation. Analyzing qualitative
data allows us to explore ideas and
further explain quantitative results.
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NOMINAL ORDINAL
DATA: DATA:
Is classified following a natural
Is classified without a natural
order or rank.
order or rank, part of the
Example:
qualitative data.
Data from a survey,
Example:
How was the quality of the food?
Categories like:
-Excellent
What is the animal?
-Good
a) Fish
-Normal
b) Bird
-Bad
c) Monkey
-Pretty Bad
etc.
etc.
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DISCRETE CONTINUOUS
DATA: DATA:

This type of data ony In this case, continuous

shows information for data ussually shows
a particular event. trends in data over time.
Example: Example:
The number of The height, weight, age,
students, children, etc. etc.
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