Summary: Construe the Niche

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Now let us recap the Strategies for Construe the Niche, or commenting on results. Construe the Niche is a Goal used to establish the meaning of Results in the context of the study and possibly in relation to existing knowledge in the field.

The Results are discussed through comparisons, explanations, interpretations, and relevant deliberations that go just beyond the ‘‘objective’’ results. You may achieve this goal using any of the following strategies:

• comparing the results with reported empirical findings, theoretical beliefs, and/or previously made assumptions or predictions
• explaining why the results occur, what the results seem to mean, or how the results relate to expectations
• acknowledging limitations.