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WS6-2_Summary_Section.docx

The purpose of this document is to review the sections of the research paper template. The research paper template is in APA7 format. It includes a title page, table of contents, project background, project analysis, project summary, references, and appendices (where applicable). Please make sure have an “automated” table of contents.  You can find instructions on how to create an automated Table of Contents via Google and YouTube (example: https://youtu.be/OFp_dSXDH2I ).

The project summary section will have conclusions, recommendations, and suggestions for future research.  These comments will be based on the project background and project analysis, with the only new information being the future research that is possible and ethical considerations for the summary.  Any use of sources should include citations in APA7 format.  References and appropriate Appendices will complete the paper. 

Conclusions and recommendations should refer back to the research questions on the particular data set and topic.  Using the facts from the analysis and your interpretations from the hypothesis testing, you can draw conclusions and recommendations that are useful to the business.  Since there is always more research that can be accomplished, there is a section to identify those opportunities.  It could be that a person could reproduce this study, gather more raw data and analyze it, or have completely different research questions. 

As one of the students in this course said, "I will never look at stats presented in the news the same again."  It takes work to follow up and see fallacies in other people's logic and reporting.  Misinterpretations can cause ethical problems and should be avoided.  Research needs to be valid and reliable.