Determine Closure

The final rule for completing a data-based inquiry project is to summarize the findings

for quick retrieval and briefing. The abstract as a summary statement was outlined in Chapter

2. Rather than reading abstracts as a preparation for the project, now the researcher is respon-

sible for writing one. The subjects or variables in the research, the type of research used, the

basic questions or hypotheses used as a foundation, the key conclusions drawn from the data,

and the important implications or recommendations from the study are included in the ab-

stract.