analysis and conclusion
Below is some helpful information on Analysis and Conclusion Sections: The analysis and conclusion sections are the most important sections of research as they provide the reader with the research findings.
Prepare the Analysis Section :
1. Provide a summary stating the findings of your research from the literature review for each research question:
a. The summary should provide an analysis, of the literature review research findings, to your individual research questions. DO NOT DRAW CONCLUSIONS FROM YOUR RESEARCH - simply report the findings.
b. Create brief Level Two Headings based on your research questions to organize your analysis section. Do not use the entire research question as a heading – but rather create a descriptive word or two or three from the research question as the level two heading.
c. Please do NOT use direct quotations! This section requires critical thinking and therefore the analysis should be stated in your own words with appropriate use of in-text citations and page numbers (when summarizing or paraphrasing specific information).
2. The draft Data Analysis Section should be 3 to 4 pages long, double-spaced using proper APA formatting including in-text citations. Please remember to use in-text citations and page citation numbers. Please also remember that this is Not a conclusion section – simply report the findings for each research question as provided in your Literature Review section.
Prepare the Conclusion Section: 1. Discuss whether or not your research questions were supported/answered and discuss why they were or were not supported/answered in detail . Compare similarities and/or differences between various research articles if appropriate.
· Remember that proper APA formatted in-text citations, including page numbers, are appropriate in this section.
· Use Level Two Headings to identify each research question (brief wording of each research question as a heading).
· Provide a summary of the information in sufficient detail to justify your conclusion(s) for each research question .
2. Add a Level Two Heading section with the following heading “Research Recommendations” and discuss any recommendations from your research which will benefit scholars and practitioners in their work. 3. Add a Level Two Heading section with the following heading that states any “Limitations of Research” and discuss how your research was limited and address any alternative explanations of the results. 4. Add a Level Two Heading section with the following heading that discusses the “Managerial Implications” and discuss why readers should read your findings and how it is unique and therefore adds to the body of knowledge.
5. The Conclusion section should be three (3) to four (4) pages long, double-spaced, using proper APA formatting including in-text citations where appropriate. 6. Please DO NOT provide direct quotes or tables or lists of items as they are not necessary in the Conclusion section.
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