Analysing Dissertation Data: Themes, Results and Discussion

Analysis is where you turn data into findings and findings into meaning. Results report what you found without interpretation; the discussion interprets those findings against the literature and answers your research question.

The most common analysis failure is description: quoting participants or reporting percentages without saying what they mean.

These guides show the difference between reporting, analysing and interpreting.

Guides in dissertation analysis

How to write a results chapter

How to present dissertation findings clearly and objectively, organised by research question or theme, without slipping into discussion.

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How to write a results chapter

How to present dissertation findings clearly and objectively, organised by research question or theme, without slipping into discussion.

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