Report undertaking section

A report investigation (hereinafter, the Investigation) is the description of inquiring into, following up, and/or research that are resulted in the report findings. The Investigation functions as an essential part of the report content. The Investigation is a required part of report's body or text matter.

Description

The ANSI/NISO Scientific and Technical Reports standard details,

A description of the methods, assumptions, and procedures used in an investigation is a required component. A succinct explanation of them enables readers to evaluate the results without referring extensively to the references. The description should be complete enough that a knowledgeable reader could duplicate the procedures of the investigation. The system of measurement (for example, metric or English) is identified. If the research included apparatus, instruments, or reagents, a description of the apparatus, the design and precision of the instruments, and the nature of the reagents are explained in this required section of text.