ABSTRACTS

An abstract is a summary of a larger document, such as a report. Abstracts are also called summaries or executive summaries.

There are two types of abstracts:

image Descriptive abstracts are short summaries that appear on the front page of a formal report or journal article. (Figure 1.)

image A descriptive abstract does not summarize the facts or conclusions of the report.

image A descriptive abstract introduces the report and explains what the report covers. ...

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