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methodology

vr.tr.methodology · ACT.ACT

Let an agent explain what a methodology is and how it differs from a method, help describe or assess a research methodology by its components, relay standards and reporting guidelines from disciplines, and separate methodology from particular techniques and from named frameworks.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain what a methodology is and how it differs from a method, help describe or assess a research methodology by its components, relay standards and reporting guidelines from disciplines, and separate methodology from particular techniques and from named frameworks.

The system of methods, principles and rules followed in a discipline or study, and the reasoned account of why those methods are appropriate; a research methodology sets out design, data collection, analysis and validation, while the word is also used loosely for any structured approach in engineering, management and practice.

What it is for: Justifying and organising how work is done in a discipline.

It can be distinguish methodology from method and technique; describe the components of a research methodology; relay reporting standards by discipline; assess whether a methodology fits a question.

Distinguishing features

Rationale for methods, not only the methods

Discipline-specific standards

Documented for reproducibility

Used loosely in practice for any approach

What it looks like

Not visible; a written section of a study or a documented approach.

How it is recognised

Reasoned system of methods for a study or discipline

Covers design, data, analysis and validity

A method is one procedure; a framework or named practice is a specific instance

Related models

is a kind of - a systematic approach

analysis

is confused with - a single procedure

method

is described in - the planning stage

research design

is governed by - constraints on methods

research ethics

In practice

Families and kinds

quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods research methodologies

experimental and observational designs

field methodologies such as fieldwalking and ethnography

engineering and software methodologies

participatory and Indigenous methodologies such as yarning

management and consulting methodologies

Standards and regulation

Discipline reporting guidelines such as CONSORT and PRISMA

Research ethics and integrity codes

Standards for systematic reviews and trials

Failure modes and hazards

Method mismatch with the research question

Undisclosed changes to methodology

Using the word for any procedure

Extractive research without community consent

Also called

Learning LabField Forcecitizen labpublic health mitigation of COVID-19fieldwalkingyarningmodels of scientific inquiryMāori research methodsmarket soundingsystemic-importance assessment methodologyIndigenous methodologiespaleocetologyfield researchcase studyarchaeological field surveyfield studywatching briefsystematic surveyCase Study Houseslongitudinal studycross-sectional studyarchaeological building surveytopographical surveyresistivity surveymagnetometry surveyelectromagnetic survey method for archaeologygeophysical surveysoundingmagnetic surveydata-driven approachmethodological naturalismphylogenetic reconciliationquantitative trait analysisscientific methodologymethodology of bibliographypedagogical methodologymethodology of lawmetabolic profilingMinnesota methodtālanoa research methodology

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Concept What methodology means.

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is a methodology, and how does it differ from a method, a technique or a framework? definition
  2. Is the question about a research methodology or a loosely named approach? boundary

Components

Components.

Components

Components.

  1. What components does a research methodology include, from design to validation? definition
  2. Which entry fits research design? action
Choose Choosing and justifying.

Practice.

Fit

Fit to question.

Fit

Fit.

  1. How is a methodology chosen and justified for a given question? action
  2. Which entry fits the specific discipline? action

Ethics

Ethics and participation.

Ethics

Ethics.

  1. What ethical and participatory requirements shape methodology, including community-led approaches? provenance
  2. Is the presentation respectful of Indigenous and community methodologies? boundary
Report Reporting and assessment.

Standards.

Reporting

Reporting standards.

Reporting

Reporting.

  1. Which reporting guidelines apply, and what must a methodology section contain? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Assessment

Assessing quality.

Assessment

Assessment.

  1. How is methodological quality assessed in review and peer review? measurement
  2. Which entry fits research quality assessment? action
Context Fields and history.

Context.

Fields

Across fields.

Fields

Fields.

  1. How do methodologies differ across sciences, humanities, engineering and practice? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific methodology? action

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How did methodological thinking develop, and what debates exist, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral? boundary

What the second pass must settle

  • Should research design be a separate entry?
  • How should reporting guidelines be linked by discipline?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases from COVID-19 mitigation to yarning; should they be split off?
Draft as JSON