Answer:
Grounded theory.
Step-by-step explanation:
As the exercise explains, this term was developed by sociologists Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss to describe an inductive method of theory construction wherein researchers collect and analyze data simultaneously. The GT (grounded theory) bases it's data collection in a systematic methodology involving the methodical gathering and analysis of data; different from other scientifical methods as it is based in the inductive reasoning and observation.