Method and Methodology: The Difference

Method refers to series of steps or procedures to accomplish something. While methodology, from the word itself, method which means series of steps and logy which means study, thus, it simply refers to the study or analysis of series of steps or procedures used by a discipline. It answers the questions what, why and how. What, refers to the things that are included in the study. Why, refers to the rationale of using those things and why the methods are done, and how which refers to the way the steps are done. Overall, method is only a part of methodology.