The method by which a task (usually of a complex / statistical nature) is carried out (such as the design of a Market Research Survey) and which is not totally comprehensible to the user of this word. It may be that the user does not believe such a method to be totally correct / appropriate; hence the tendency to refer to such a method as being of little more significance than that of a "myth".
by Andrew Zelin March 23, 2008
A mythical methodology, i.e. a methodology that people say they follow but actually nobody really does, so it's a myth.
by Bold Cynic May 26, 2023