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the methodological aspects of the study with these questions. In this sense, the con-ceptual framework helps align the analytic tools and methods of a study with the focal topics and . core constructs. as they are embedded within the research questions. This alignment of methods and analytical tools helps to increase a study’s rigor and valid-

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