How do we get from data to theory? And what data qualify? Do the data make the theory, or does the theory lead us to search for data?

No, I am not ready to delve into another book—at least not quite yet. I just happened across Philosophical Methodology: From Data to Theory by Bengson, Cuneo, and Shafer-Landau, and it felt worth noting. Meantime. I’ve got another book to digest.