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I am Planning to Develop a Theory, Which Methodology Would be 
Better and Analyses Tool That I Should Use? 
 
Dr. Nancy Agens, Head,  
Technical Operations, Statswork 
[email protected] 
 
I. INTRODUCTION quantitative and qualitative research 
 methodologies. Therefore, to understand 
A theory is constructed for the role of the research methodology in 
explaining some phenomena, situations in constructing a theory, it is required to 
the real world or any behaviour type. This emphasize both the qualitative and 
theory helps to understand any problems quantitative research methodologies 
or issues of a new finding and make a (Dawson, 2019). 
conclusion depending on the most In the case of a qualitative study, 
important feature. Sometimes, theories are the main aim indicates to understand social 
used for forecasting situation or any phenomena by investigations and 
phenomenon (Fawcett & Downs, 2015). In interpretation of various meaning as 
the case of a research paper or a attached to the research. In this case, 
dissertation, the theory is formulated to primary objectives are making sense to 
explain, predict and realise the phenomena find out the phenomena in the real world. 
which are assumed to happen in reality. In The key principle is based on subjectivity 
support of this theory, the theoretical instead of making interpretations (Pandey, 
framework is structured for introducing 2015). The theory will be developed 
and describing the theory that can explain during or after the research work is 
the reason for a reason for the research conducted. In this case, the inductive 
problem (Dawson, 2019).   process is followed. In this process, the 
On the other hand, research researcher starts to collect the data relevant 
methodology is considered as a significant to the topic of interest. In the second step, 
part of a research paper. It includes the data analysis and data observation is 
description of various ways and means for performed based on the similar pattern and 
conducting the research. The principal aim finally based on the observations or 
of this research methodology is to explain findings of the data, a theory can be 
the techniques which are useful or can be developed (Mngadi, 2018).  
useful for obtaining the data or In the case of quantitative study, 
information as that will be expected to find the enquiry is developed depending on 
out on behalf of the aim and objectives of testing thee theory which made up of 
the research (Bowen, et al., 2017). A various variables and those are measured 
relevant and useful research methodology based on the numbers. Further, the 
is very important to support the theory variables are analysed with a suitable data 
which is needed to be constructed. Inspite analysis tool. It is needed to check whether 
of performing a thorough literature the result performed by the tool and the 
review, the research paper is mainly based prediction of the theory will be matched or 
on the findings made by relevant research not in this quantitative research 
methodology (Gordon, 2015). methodology (Dawson, 2019). In this 
There are three types of research case, the core principle is based on the 
methodologies which are utilised in objectivity and the study is found to 
constructing a theory. Those are  associate with positivist or post-positivist 
qualitative, quantitative and mixed. The or both types of the research paradigm. 
mixed research methodology includes both The research method is generally carried 
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out by following deductive processes.  In the sample size. Those are online or 
the case of the deductive process, the offline surveys, questionnaires, direct 
hypothesis can be developed depending on interviews etc. In the case of quantitative 
the existing theory. The researcher mostly methodology, data collection is performed 
shows the interest and makes decision or by surveys and questionnaires including 
interpretation based on the inferences of close-ended questions. In the case of 
data. Thus, in this case, the researcher qualitative methodology, generally, 
mainly tests his or her hypothesis based on observations, open-ended survey or the 
the existing theories (Mngadi, 2018).  interview are performed to gather the 
In some cases, the mixed research required amount of data for the research. 
methodology is required to prefer where Qualitative data collection is found to 
both the qualitative and quantitative consist of more number of open-ended 
research process is needed to follow in questions and the descriptive type answers 
constructing a theory. In the mixed which may have little or no numeric 
methodology, mainly sequential and variables (Mngadi, 2018). It has been 
explanatory approached are used for observed that qualitative data is an 
evaluating the concept that has to be excellent way of gaining insight within the 
observed for constructing the theory thoughts and behaviour of the audience.  
(Bowen, et al., 2017). The explanatory Hence, the theory is mainly 
sequential design includes two different constructed based on the inductive or 
phases. First one refers to the initial deductive approach of different research 
quantitative instrument phase and it is methodologies. The quantitative and 
followed by the second phase of qualitative research methodology can be 
qualitative data collection (Bowen, et al., carried out by considering suitable data 
2017). The qualitative phase is found to collection methods. The sample size is also 
build directly on the result interpreted needed to choose so that it can support the 
from the quantitative phase.  measurement for constructing the theory 
Data analysis plays an important with an unbiased way. Open-ended and 
role in conducting research methodology. closed-ended questions are developed 
This process indicates the underlying based on the research methodology so that 
process which is employed by the an effective theory can be developed from 
researcher for gathering necessary data in the research performed.  
research. The researcher should mention  
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