Remember our old friend, The Scientific Method, which is at the root of science? "Methodology" refers to how exactly a researcher went about the scientific method in that experiment (or study). Merriam-Webster describes methodology this way:
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Body of methods, rules, and postulates employed by a discipline : a particular procedure or set of procedures.
. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/methodology
We included this section on "methodology" last because it's more like a review, and putting all the putting all the pieces together.
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