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Biology and Environmental Science: Literature study

Analysis and Results

Analysis

The analysis is described in the method section after presenting the search strategy and selection criteria. Here is an example of a way to arrange the analysis:

  1. Read titles and abstracts and try to get an overview of the subject
  2. Motivate clearly how you choose relevant sources! Discuss your decision and possible consequences
  3. Look for similarities, differences, and potential disagreements. Document!
  4. Sort by themes or categories
  5. Do comparisons

 

Result and Discussion

The headings and subheadings in this section may look different. Look at previous student papers to get some ideas on how to do it. Here is an example of a possible layout:

  1. Describe briefly the studies you have chosen to analyze
  2. Present the analyzes and comparisons under suitable headings (this will probably make up the major part of your text)
  3. Present conclusions
    • Summarize your results
    • How do your results contribute to the subject area?
    • Which new issues have been raised?
    • Which knowledge gaps have you identified?