Writing Strategies for Construe the Niche

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We are now on to the final Goal of pure Results sections, which is Construe the Niche. Again, the act of construing the niche suggests a level of interpretation to understand how the new knowledge (the study results) connects with what is known in the established research territory. As mentioned before, when Results are presented separately from Discussion sections, the majority of the section will typically be devoted to an objective report of the Results. In some instances, you may see some commentary on specific results, but not on the study as a whole. Construe the Niche is a Goal used to comment on and frame the results, establishing their meaning 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 deliberations that go just beyond the objective results. For example, you may have noticed an unusual correlation between two variables during the analysis of your findings. It is possible that you will want to highlight this correlation in the Results section to heighten the interest of this finding. If you feel the Results need extended commentary in this section, here are a few Strategies to help. The main Strategies for Construe the Niche are Compare Results, Explain Results, and Acknowledge Limitations. We will review these same Strategies when looking at the Discussion section in the next chapter.