In most cases, this means you will need to prepare a large amount of data graphically and/or in tables, as well as statistically. In addition, you must also put the results into words.

It is not necessary to discuss every single value in detail. The text is intended rather to summarize what can be seen in the figures and tables. Extensive tables and figures should be placed in an appendix.

“Your results section should still be correct in fifty years. Your discussion, on the other hand, may be completely different in fifty years because you will have different, new information that casts your results in a new light.”

– Prof. Dr. Ronald Schmidt-Vollus

In development work, the focus is often on testing. Depending on the work, however, an (additional) results chapter can also be helpful.

The results section is a mandatory part of The Structure of a Thesis in Engineering and Natural Sciences.

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