There are three general forms of qualitative analysis, commonly referred to as induction, deduction, and abduction.
A. Induction is data-driven analysis. The idea is that data lead to theory.
B. Deduction is a theory-driven analysis. The researcher employs a "theoretical framework" to guide the study from conceptualization through data analysis.
C. Abductive analysis comes into play when the researcher assumes that a connection exists in an incomplete or seemingly unrelated set of data.
D. All of the above.