Answers to which among the following questions can be found in the 'Discussion' section of a research paper?

1.What kind of instrumentation was used in the study?

2.How do your results relate to existing studies on the topic?

3.What do the results mean?

4.What were the results of any statistical tests?

5.What new ideas emerge that you could evaluate in a subsequent experiment?

A1, 2 & 3 only

B2, 3 & 4 only

C2, 3 & 5 only ✓ Correct

D3, 4 & 5 only

Correct answer: (C) 2, 3 & 5 only

Explanation

The Discussion section addresses how results relate to existing studies, what the results mean, and what new ideas emerge for future experiments.

It interprets findings and places them in the wider scholarly context.

What kind of instrumentation was used belongs to the Methods section, not Discussion.

The actual results of statistical tests are reported in the Results section.

Discussion goes beyond reporting to draw out implications and limitations.

It typically ends by suggesting directions for further research.

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