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  1. Research Findings

    Research findings can be used in a variety of situations, depending on the context and the purpose. Here are some examples of when research findings may be useful: Decision-making: Research findings can be used to inform decisions in various fields, such as business, education, healthcare, and public policy.

  2. How to Write the Results/Findings Section in Research

    Step 1: Consult the guidelines or instructions that the target journal or publisher provides authors and read research papers it has published, especially those with similar topics, methods, or results to your study. The guidelines will generally outline specific requirements for the results or findings section, and the published articles will ...

  3. How to Write a Results Section

    Checklist: Research results 0 / 7. I have completed my data collection and analyzed the results. I have included all results that are relevant to my research questions. I have concisely and objectively reported each result, including relevant descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. I have stated whether each hypothesis was supported ...

  4. Research Results Section

    Research results refer to the findings and conclusions derived from a systematic investigation or study conducted to answer a specific question or hypothesis. These results are typically presented in a written report or paper and can include various forms of data such as numerical data, qualitative data, statistics, charts, graphs, and visual aids.

  5. Reporting Research Results in APA Style

    Reporting Research Results in APA Style | Tips & Examples. Published on December 21, 2020 by Pritha Bhandari.Revised on January 17, 2024. The results section of a quantitative research paper is where you summarize your data and report the findings of any relevant statistical analyses.. The APA manual provides rigorous guidelines for what to report in quantitative research papers in the fields ...

  6. A Practical Guide to Writing Quantitative and Qualitative Research

    INTRODUCTION. Scientific research is usually initiated by posing evidenced-based research questions which are then explicitly restated as hypotheses.1,2 The hypotheses provide directions to guide the study, solutions, explanations, and expected results.3,4 Both research questions and hypotheses are essentially formulated based on conventional theories and real-world processes, which allow the ...

  7. How to Write the Dissertation Findings or Results

    2. Reporting Qualitative Findings. A notable issue with reporting qualitative findings is that not all results directly relate to your research questions or hypothesis. The best way to present the results of qualitative research is to frame your findings around the most critical areas or themes you obtained after you examined the data.

  8. PDF Results/Findings Sections for Empirical Research Papers

    The Results (also sometimes called Findings) section in an empirical research paper describes what the researcher(s) found when they analyzed their data. Its primary purpose is to use the data collected to answer the research question(s) posed in the introduction, even if the findings challenge the hypothesis.

  9. From Data to Discovery: The Findings Section of a Research Paper

    This section aims to answer the research questions or hypotheses formulated earlier in the paper and provide evidence to support or refute them. In the findings section, researchers typically present the data clearly and organized. They may use tables, graphs, charts, or other visual aids to illustrate the patterns, trends, or relationships ...

  10. Dissertation Results & Findings Chapter (Qualitative)

    The results chapter in a dissertation or thesis (or any formal academic research piece) is where you objectively and neutrally present the findings of your qualitative analysis (or analyses if you used multiple qualitative analysis methods ). This chapter can sometimes be combined with the discussion chapter (where you interpret the data and ...

  11. Organizing Your Social Sciences Research Paper

    For most research papers in the social and behavioral sciences, there are two possible ways of organizing the results. Both approaches are appropriate in how you report your findings, but use only one approach. Present a synopsis of the results followed by an explanation of key findings. This approach can be used to highlight important findings.

  12. Structuring a qualitative findings section

    3). Research Questions as Headings . You can also present your findings using your research questions as the headings in the findings section. This is a useful strategy that ensures you're answering your research questions and also allows the reader to quickly ascertain where the answers to your research questions are.

  13. Chapter Seven: Presenting Your Results

    A research study can be very good, but if it is not clearly described so that others can see how the results were determined or obtained, then the quality of the study and its potential contributions are lost. Results: After you completed your study, your findings will be listed in the results section.

  14. Writing a Research Paper Conclusion

    Having summed up your key arguments or findings, the conclusion ends by considering the broader implications of your research. This means expressing the key takeaways, practical or theoretical, from your paper—often in the form of a call for action or suggestions for future research. Argumentative paper: Strong closing statement

  15. How To Write the Findings Section of a Research Paper

    Step 3: Design effective visual presentations of your research results to enhance the textual report of your findings.Tables of various styles and figures of all kinds such as graphs, maps and photos are used in reporting research findings, but do check the journal guidelines for instructions on the number of visual aids allowed, any required design elements and the preferred formats for ...

  16. How to use and assess qualitative research methods

    Abstract. This paper aims to provide an overview of the use and assessment of qualitative research methods in the health sciences. Qualitative research can be defined as the study of the nature of phenomena and is especially appropriate for answering questions of why something is (not) observed, assessing complex multi-component interventions ...

  17. Organizing Your Social Sciences Research Paper

    The discussion section is often considered the most important part of your research paper because it: Most effectively demonstrates your ability as a researcher to think critically about an issue, to develop creative solutions to problems based upon a logical synthesis of the findings, and to formulate a deeper, more profound understanding of the research problem under investigation;

  18. Understanding the Interpretation of Results in Research

    The interpretation of results in research requires multiple steps, including checking, cleaning, and editing data to ensure its accuracy, and properly organizing it in order to simplify interpretation. To examine data and derive reliable findings, researchers must employ suitable statistical methods.

  19. Organizing Academic Research Papers: 7. The Results

    The results section of the research paper is where you report the findings of your study based upon the information gathered as a result of the methodology [or methodologies] you applied. The results section should simply state the findings, without bias or interpretation, and arranged in a logical sequence. The results section should always be ...

  20. Presenting and Evaluating Qualitative Research

    The validity of research findings refers to the extent to which the findings are an accurate representation of the phenomena they are intended to represent. The reliability of a study refers to the reproducibility of the findings. Validity can be substantiated by a number of techniques including triangulation use of contradictory evidence ...

  21. Research Process Steps: What they are + How To Follow

    The research findings are reviewed and reported. Data analysis involves a number of closely related stages, such as setting up categories, applying these categories to raw data through coding and tabulation, and then drawing statistical conclusions. The researcher can examine the acquired data using a variety of statistical methods.

  22. Explaining How Research Works

    Placing research in the bigger context of its field and where it fits into the scientific process can help people better understand and interpret new findings as they emerge. A single study usually uncovers only a piece of a larger puzzle. Questions about how the world works are often investigated on many different levels.

  23. New Research Findings Reveal Shift in Popular Sentiment in China

    On August 14, 2024 Scott Rozelle and Martin Whyte shared their research with the policymakers and expanded on possible implications of the findings. During the briefings, Rozelle and Whyte emphasized that, according to their survey, less than half of the China's populace thinks they will be better off 5 years from now, and that decreases even ...

  24. New insight into the protein mutations that cause Rett syndrome

    The findings, published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, provide insight into this master regulator, and could open up new avenues for Rett syndrome therapies. A single-molecule approach ...

  25. The Value of Cultural Models in Eating Disorders Research in Korea: A

    The International Journal of Eating Disorders is a leading eating disorder journal that publishes research to better understand, treat and prevent eating disorders. ABSTRACT The study by Monocello et al. presents findings from a cultural model analysis providing support for culturally bounded understandings of weight and shape and body ideals ...

  26. Looking forward: Making better use of research findings

    Implementing knowledge. Research findings can influence decisions at many levels—in caring for individual patients, in developing practice guidelines, in commissioning health care, in developing prevention and health promotion strategies, in developing policy, in designing educational programmes, and in performing clinical audit—but only if clinicians know how to translate knowledge into ...

  27. Research on parent and pupil attitudes towards the use of AI in

    This report details findings from a collaboration between DSIT and DfE to deliver a programme of deliberative research exploring parent and pupil attitudes to the use of AI in education.

  28. Research: Why Inclusive Hiring Must Include Refugees

    When companies seek to engage in more inclusive recruitment, they often overlook recruitment initiatives focused on refugees. The number of global refugees, asylum seekers, and others in need of ...

  29. The share of mortgage holders 'At Risk' of 'mortgage stress' fell in

    New research from Roy Morgan shows there are now 1,604,000 mortgage holders (29.8%) 'At Risk' of 'mortgage stress' in the three months to July 2024. ... These are the latest findings from Roy Morgan's Single Source Survey, based on in-depth interviews conducted with over 60,000 Australians each year including over 10,000 owner ...

  30. What research has uncovered about the Shroud of Turin

    The findings were published in the peer-reviewed Archives of Hematology Case Reports and Reviews on July 19. The findings suggest the various physical conditions of Jesus during his last hour on ...