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1. WILL MY RESEARCH BE INDUCTIVE ORDEDUCTIVE? An Academic presentationby Dr. Nancy Agens, Head, Technical Operations, Statswork Group www.statswork.com Email:info@statswork.com

2. TODAY'SDISCUSSION Outline ofTopics InBrief Introduction InductiveResearch Inductive Research Involves the Following Types DeductiveResearch Difference Between Inductive and Deductive Research Conclusion

3. InBrief Practically, in all fields of research, proof for a specific situation is not possible; only the scientist makes evidence of that situation and draws inference by Data Collection. Similarly, a hypothesis cannot be shown. Instead, it makes evidence of being right. Now what makes sense is establishing the evidence by inductive and deductive research methodswith pastdata.

4. Introduction Now, let us look at the topic whether my research will be an inductive or deductive or you can say qualitativeorquantitative? If you want to validate an existing or a known theory, then your research is deductive. However, if you're going to do analytical research or develop a new approach based onthe sample data, then it isinductive. In some situation, the study may be both deductive and inductive depending upon the research problem at hand and the complexity of theproblem. The statistical support services offered the inductive research with differenttypes.

5. InductiveResearch Inductive research makes an inference from the logicalfacts. For instance, if your friend has good taste in food and recommends a specific recipe for you to try, you may think that the method will be useful toeat. In other words, if there is no existing literaturerelated to your study, and you are developing a new theory, then your research isinductive. The main limitation of the Inductive Analysisis that it can invalidate the inference and producebias.

6. Types Of InductiveResearch Study by generalization – Here, the conclusion is basedongeneralization. For example, a crow cannotbewhite. Therefore, it becomes a generalization of a crow, probably in colour other thanwhite. Researchthroughstatisticalapproach–Conclusionsbasedonthestatistics.Example: statistics say 80% of the crows are black, therefore if you select a random sample of crows then it results in the same conclusion that mostly the crows areblack. Research-based on a sample– Conclusions are made on thesampletaken. Example: The crows in New Delhi are all black; therefore, the crows in other region are alsoblack. Contd..

7. Research-based on analogous– Here, the inference is based on comparable results. Example, imagine you have other bird similar to crow; thus, one can say that all crows are probablyblack. Research-based on Prediction– Here, we predict the inference through past samples. For example, I went to India last year and noted that all crows are black; therefore if I visit again, probably all crows are stillblack. Research-based on causal inference– Here, the conclusion is based on casual understanding. Example, you know all crows are black, if you look at some bird in a building and you conclude that it may be acrow.

8. DeductiveResearch In deductive research, the inference cannot be a false statement concerning the past findings. You conduct the research with a known theory, develop a research hypothesis, and test the methods with the data collected for a valid conclusion. In this type of research, the hypothesis is already framed, and we collect evidence to support the inference. For example, if X is equal to Y, and Z is equal to X, thenZ=Y. Let us consider our crow example; you concluded that all crows are black by taking a sample often. This hypothesis is correct in all situations. Thus, it can also be considered as deductiveresearch.

9. Difference Between Inductive and DeductiveResearch Deductive Inductive The main difference between the inductive and deductive research is that deductive research is to test thetheory. The inductive research is to generate the new theory from existingdata. Inductive research is qualitative and deductive research is quantitative in nature. Deductive research is based on known facts, and inductive identifies newpatterns. Data analysis servicesprovide the inductive and deductiveresearches.

10. Conclusion Inductive researches involve seeking new patterns with the observations and make it as a theory and deductive researches involve analyzing the data with already proven theory and test the hypotheses ofinterest. Deductive method of research yields a perfect and valid inference than inductiveresearch. Inductive research is the most widely used Research Methodology inpractice.

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