Having a sound research methodology in place provides the following benefits:

• Other researchers who want to replicate the research have enough information to do so.
• Researchers who receive criticism can refer to the methodology and explain their approach.

Here are several reasons why it's important to use methodology while researching:

• Justify research: By using a methodology, you can justify the data that you collected by explaining how that technique was the best fit to help you achieve your research goals.