A graduate student collected qualitative data on domestic violence and used the data to develop a theory that explained the patterns in her data. Which type of process did she use in conducting her research?
A) deductive reasoning
B) theory testing
C) assessing feasability
D) inductive reasoning

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The graduate student used inductive reasoning, which involves collecting data and developing a theory as a result of observing patterns within the data. This contrasts with deductive reasoning, where a theory is developed first and then tested through data collection.

A Graduate Student Collected Qualitative Data on Domestic Violence and Used