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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] 1. 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. WordNet A methodology is a system of methods and principles for doing something, for