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Most anthropologists, combine deductive and inductive approaches and quantitative
and qualitative data to varying degrees. “In the early years, ethnographers were
interested in exploring entire cultures. Taking an inductive approach, they generally
were not concerned about arriving with a relatively narrow predefined research topic.
Instead, the goal was to explore the people, their culture, and their homelands and what
had previously been written about them. The focus of the study was allowed to emerge
gradually during their time in the field. Often, this approach to ethnography resulted in
rather general ethnographic descriptions. Today, anthropologists are increasingly taking
a more deductive approach to ethnographic research.
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