--- title: summary guide tags: content --- # Writing a Research Summary for SCRF > ### TLDR > - A hyper-condensed overview of what this paper is about, what its results were, and how it contributes to the industry. > - Aim for 2-4 bullet points. ### Core Research Question A one-sentence question of the core idea being considered in the research paper. ### Citation Cite the work that is being summarized. ### Background - **Objectives**: Provide context about the concepts and domain space(s) discussed in the research paper. Include definitions, additional color, or references to prior works that are important to understand. - **Presentation**: Bold, title case, and abbreviation around parentheses if applicable. The description that follows should be in full sentences ending with a period and the first word capitalized. ### Summary - Provide a summary and appropriate sequencing of the areas covered in the paper.  - Give context to the research question, a general overview of the research paper. ### Method - Provide details around the method(s) used to evaluate the paper’s core research question, including: - Preparation of data. - The nature of the specific approach of each step (e.g. statistical test, logic proof, data-driven model). - Key formulas, important characteristics of datasets. ### Results - Describe the findings of the paper - Include the most salient components of the work product or findings. ### Discussion and Key Takeaways - Distill the key findings that are presented in the results section - Segment by subtopics, and cover what is most interesting and important. ### Implications and Follow-Ups - Summarize potential follow-up directions for future research. ### Applicability - Explain how this work can be applied to solve real-world problems in the industry.