Report finding

A report finding (hereinafter, the Finding) is the report content that presents the results of the investigation and the discussion of this results that are that of a report. The Cover is an optional part of report's front matter; when the Cover is included, it functions as a part of report's descriptive metadata.

Description

The ANSI/NISO Scientific and Technical Reports standard details,

A required component of the report, results and their discussion can be presented in the same or in separate sections. The results section presents the findings based on the methods. The discussion section indicates the degree of accuracy and the significance of the results of the research described. Specific values used to substantiate conclusions appear in the body. Supporting details not essential to an understanding of the results appear in an appendix. Sometimes a section, "Presentation of Results," includes figures and tables and their captions (titles). Such figures and tables appear as close as possible following their discussion in the text. The discussion accounts for the results but does not interpret them.