Describing the Methodology: Getting down to the Brass Tracks.

The Methods section of a research paper intends to inform the readers about how the research study was carried out. It allows them to judge if the methodology followed and material used were appropriate for testing the hypothesis, whether the study findings would be applicable to the patients that they treat and if the conclusions drawn and recommendations made are valid, fair and reasonable.
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