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Question:
Analysis comes from analyze. This means to examine something by separating the whole into its parts so that we can understand the whole better.
For example:
Companies do an analysis of sales to understand which products sell the most.
Computer programmers do an analysis to find and fix problems in a computer program.
a decision to operate on a sick person
looking at how the different parts of something fit together
study of how the parts of something are connected
examination of causes and results
Which answers are closest in meaning to analysis? Choose the 3 correct answers.
Response:
building a new model
examining different factors that led to a situation
identifying the author's assumptions
investigating causes and results of something
Which answers explain what an analysis is?
Choose the 3 correct answers.
An in-depth analysis means a very careful examination of something.
discover essential features and their meanings.
understand all the parts of a problem.
find the reasons for something.
agree with the author's opinion.
Which answers best complete the sentence? Choose the 3 correct answers.
The purpose of an in-depth analysis is to...
When you read an academic article, you are expected to use your own judgment to analyze the article instead of simply accepting what the authors say.
A critical analysis means asking questions such as:
Why do the authors say this? Do the authors give enough strong evidence to support their conclusions? Do their claims contradict claims made by other authors? What are the possible consequences of the authors' claims? Are there any other possible points of view?
Read the paragraph and answer the question below.
Identify possible results of the authors' conclusions.
Examine the evidence on which the authors base their conclusions.
Summarize the main points.
Identify when the authors are stating facts and when they are presenting their own opinions.
Imagine you are a law student writing a research paper on the topic of the death penalty. You need to decide what you think about this topic based on relevant information and research studies. To do this, you need to critically analyze a number of articles on this topic.
What are you expected to do when you critically analyze an academic article?