A. Plot of observations	B. Fitting a line to the mass of points
C. Conclusion

Figure 3.1. Illustrative use of inductive logic

Deductive logic

Now, what about deductive logic? In deduction we start with some statement we believe to be true and apply it to a new situation to see if it is true there as well. Fattah's research was based on hypothesis testing. She derived her hypotheses from the theory of individual modernism. This theory suggested that women with a more modern orientation will also seek a stronger role in family decision making. One of the hypotheses she derived (and which we cited earlier) was:

We can also visualize this hypothesis as a graph with a line sloping up from left to the right, as shown in Figure 3.2 (A). However, in actual practice, this is not done. We have done this only so you can see the expected pattern graphically.