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HOW TO WRITE THE DISCUSSION

HOW TO WRITE THE DISCUSSION. DISCUSSION AND VERBIAGE. The Discussion is harder to define than other sections. Thus, it is usually the hardest section to write.

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HOW TO WRITE THE DISCUSSION

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  1. HOW TO WRITE THE DISCUSSION

  2. DISCUSSION AND VERBIAGE • The Discussion is harder to define than other sections. Thus, it is usually the hardest section to write. • Many paper are rejected by journal editors because of a faulty Discussion, even though the data of the paper might be both valid and interesting. • Many, if not most, Discussion sections are too long and verbose.

  3. COMPONENTS OF THE DISCUSSION - 1 • Try to present the principles, relationship, and generalization shown by the Results. And bear in mind, in a good Discussion, you discuss---you do not recapitulate---the Results. • Point out any exceptions or any lack of correlation and define unsettled points. Never take the high-risk alternative of trying to cover up or fudge data that do not quite fit. • Show how your results and interpretations agree (or contrast) with previously published work.

  4. COMPONENTS OF THE DISCUSSION - 2 • Do not be shy; discuss the theoretical implications of your work, as well as any possible practical applications. • State your conclusions as clearly as possible. • Summarize your evidence for each conclusion.

  5. FACTUAL RELATIONSHIPS • In simple terms, the primary purpose of the Discussion is to show the relationships among observed facts.

  6. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PAPER • The Discussion should end with a short summary or conclusion regarding the significance of the work. • Anderson and Thistle (1947) said it: “Finally, good writing, like good music, has a fitting climax.” • Many a paper loses much of its effect because the clear stream of the discussion ends in a swampy delta. In other words of T. S. Eliot , Many scientific paper end ” Not with a bang but a whimper”

  7. DEFINING SCIENTIFIC TRUTH • Exhibit your little piece of mirror, or shine a spotlight on one area of the truth. • The simplest statements evoke the most wisdom; verbose language and fancy technical words are used to convey shallow thought.

  8. -THE EDN-

  9. SENTENCE AT THIS WEEK • (1) @ Results • As previously discussed, the bankrupt companies were matched with non-bankrupt companies on both industry and total asset size in order to make the prediction task as realistic as possible. • (2) @ methodology • After the problem is arranged in a hierarchicalfashion, the next step is to evaluate the relative importance of the criteria with respect to the overall objective.

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