In Qualitative Data Analysis, Deductive Approaches Involve

Multiple Choice

In qualitative data analysis, deductive approaches involve:

A) Conducting field research and then comparing it to patterns in the existing literature
B) Conducting field research, posing hypotheses based on this research, and then conducting more field research to test those hypotheses
C) Identifying hypotheses from existing literature and testing them against data collected in the field
D) Identifying patterns of behavior in field research in one setting and comparing those findings to a new field setting
E) All of the above are examples of the deductive approach to qualitative data analysis