5.1+Result+Signifigance

So...you analyzed your data, maybe found some clear trends and differences where you expected...and maybe some findings you did not expect. Presuming you analyzed your data correctly, now comes interpretation where you bring your study to a peak.

The bottom-line is:

What is the significance of your data?

To determine if your results are "significant" you must justify their value by citing, comparing, and constrasting previous studies with your results.

Several questions to keep in mind: Does it support and refute your hypotheses? If so, how and what previously published literature also supports your claim?

If your work is so innovative and at the frontier of science, justify the fundamental scientific principles that support your data?

Did you discover unexpected biotic or abiotic processes occuring? Have these phenomena been reported in other industries (not just environmental engineering), food science, chemical processing, fluid transport, etc.?

What did you observe that was unexpected?