The Analysis¶
Function¶
The analysis is the main part of a survey. It applies the criteria defined in the previous chapter to the works determined by the survey’s scope. That means, that this section analyses the extent to which each of the defined criteria is implemented in each work that is going to be evaluated.
Style¶
Usually, the analysis contains an extensive textual part and a summary of its main results in form of a table.
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Textual Part
The textual part describes the analysis for each work and criteria. It should be structured by one of the two methods listed in the Structure-Section. -
Table
The table contains the main findings of the analysis in condensed and clear from. It is displayed in a matrix format, i.e., it lists all considered works in one dimension and all considered criteria in the other dimension. The field defined in the matrix by the current column and row (work and criteria) contains a numeric, symbolic, or abbreviated textual description of the extent to which the criteria is implemented in that work.
Structure¶
This section often starts with a description about its structure, since the section can be structured in at least two different ways:
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Work-wise
It could discuss the criteria per work, i.e., work-wise where e.g., one paragraphs describes the analysis for each work where each aspect (criteria) gets addressed. -
Criteria-wise
The focus could also be set to the criteria, i.e., each criteria is addressed by e.g. on single paragraph that describes how that critera is implemented in all considered works.