5-1
Writing the Discussion Section
Overview
The Discussion is the last major section in the body of a scientific article:
Introduction: Why did you do the study?
What was your hypothesis or purpose?
Methods:
What did you do?
Results:
What did you find?
Discussion: What do your findings mean?
Topics to be covered in this chapter include
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Features of the Discussion
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Stating your conclusions
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Interpreting your findings
▪ Describing your study’s relationship to other studies
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Describing your study’s limitations
▪ Explaining the implications of your findings
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Introducing speculation in the Discussion
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