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Research Methods

Week 2: Qualitative Research (Part 1)

Qualitative research definitions, assumptions, research questions, designs, mixed methods, and ethics based on the Week 2 lecture.

Question 8 of 49

Which statement best describes a deductive research approach?

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A

It avoids hypotheses and focuses only on lived experience.

B

It always combines qualitative and quantitative methods.

C

It starts from empirical observations and lets new theory emerge without reference to prior theory.

D

It starts with theory-based hypotheses and designs the strategy to test them.