WCS 501: S2 Week 8

SLR Progress 3: Results

1. Quantitative results
○ Numerical data about the papers you selected

■ PRISMA flow diagram

■ Tables with category information

2. Qualitative results
○ Text summaries

○ Descriptive synthesis
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1. Tables and figures must have a ‘callout’ in the text.

2. The first callout comes before the table/figure, and it should explain
the key point(s).

○ Table 2 shows that the number of papers on Scrum practices in GSD is

increasing.

3. Avoid putting the first callout in parentheses. If you refer to a

table/figure more than once, subsequent callouts can be in
parentheses, e.g., (Table 2).
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APA 7 Table Format

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Quantitative results

(Kamaldeep et al., 2015)

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(Hossain et al., 2009)

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Qualitative results
○ It is not just a description of the papers.

○ It is not just a list of summaries of the papers.

○ It is a narrative synthesis of the information in those articles.

■ Combine the information from groups of papers.

■ Extract and summarise the key information/data from those papers.

■ Use that information to answer your research questions.

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Consider using a
synthesis matrix

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(Hossain et al., 2009)

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(Hossain et al., 2009)

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Groupings
○ Have a table for each grouping

■ Identify/cite the papers in each major group

○ Groupings are not random

○ Refer to your research questions

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Progress 3: Results
○ Due Sunday, 23.55

○ Read the guidelines

○ Read the rubric

○ Submit early to check your TurnItIn similarity report

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Questions?