"Julien is undertaking an exploratory research project and has interviewed working fathers about the paternity leave provision in their organisations to find out what impacts they believe this has on their career chances. As there is very little existing research on this topic, he has gathered data without a theoretical framework." Which of the following methods of analysis would NOT be appropriate for him to use?
A) Template analysis
B) Pattern matching
C) Analytic induction
D) Discourse analysis

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Pattern matching is typically used in deductive research where there is a theoretical framework or hypothesis to test, which is not the case in Julien's exploratory research.

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