Methodology方法的定义.doc

Methodology is the systematic, theoretical analysis of the methods applied to a field of study. It comprises the theoretical analysis of the body of methods and principles associated with a branch of knowledge. Typically, it encompasses concepts such as paradigm, theoretical model, phases and quantitative or qualitative techniques.[1]
A methodology does not set out to provide solutions - it is, therefore, not the same as a method. Instead, a methodology offers the theoretical underpinning for understanding which method, set of methods, or so-called “best practices” can be applied to specific case, for example, to calculating a specific result.
It has been defined also as follows:
1. "the analysis of the principles of methods, rules, and postulates employed by a discipline";[2]
2. "the systematic study of methods that are, can be, or have been applied within a discipline";[2]
3. "the study or description of methods".[3]
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2. Methodology Usage Notes, entry at Merriam–Webster
3. Baskerville, R. (1991). "Risk Analysis as a Source of Professional Knowledge". Computers & Security 10 (8): 749–764

A system of broad principles or rules from which specific methods or procedures may be derived to interpret or solve different problems within the scope of a particular discipline. Unlike an algorithm, a methodology is not a formula but a set of practices.
Business Dictionary

1.
the branch of philosophy that analyzes the principles and procedures of inquiry in a particular discipline
2.
the system of methods followed in a particular discipline.

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 A methodology is a system of methods and principles for doing something, for example for teaching or for carrying out research. 柯林斯英汉双解大辞典

Methodology是一整套方法，比较系统的那种
比如“数据统计分析的方法”
也可以是哲学上说的方法论
method就是作某件事的方法、办法，比如“上网的方法