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  2. Executive summary - Wikipedia

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    Executive summary. An executive summary (or management summary, sometimes also called speed read) is a short document or section of a document produced for business purposes. It summarizes a longer report or proposal or a group of related reports in such a way that readers can rapidly become acquainted with a large body of material without ...

  3. Summary statistics - Wikipedia

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    a measure of statistical dispersion like the standard mean absolute deviation. a measure of the shape of the distribution like skewness or kurtosis. if more than one variable is measured, a measure of statistical dependence such as a correlation coefficient. A common collection of order statistics used as summary statistics are the five-number ...

  4. Automatic summarization - Wikipedia

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    Automatic summarization. Automatic summarization is the process of shortening a set of data computationally, to create a subset (a summary) that represents the most important or relevant information within the original content. Artificial intelligence algorithms are commonly developed and employed to achieve this, specialized for different ...

  5. Abstract (summary) - Wikipedia

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    Abstract (summary) An abstract is a brief summary of a research article, thesis, review, conference proceeding, or any in-depth analysis of a particular subject and is often used to help the reader quickly ascertain the paper's purpose. [1] When used, an abstract always appears at the beginning of a manuscript or typescript, acting as the point ...

  6. Report - Wikipedia

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    Report. A report is a document or a statement that presents information in an organized format for a specific audience and purpose. Although summaries of reports may be delivered orally, complete reports are usually given in the form of written documents. [1][2] Typically reports relay information that was found or observed. [2]

  7. Descriptive statistics - Wikipedia

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    e. A descriptive statistic (in the count noun sense) is a summary statistic that quantitatively describes or summarizes features from a collection of information, [1] while descriptive statistics (in the mass noun sense) is the process of using and analysing those statistics. Descriptive statistics is distinguished from inferential statistics ...

  8. Technical report - Wikipedia

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    Technical report. A technical report (also scientific report) is a document that describes the process, progress, or results of technical or scientific research or the state of a technical or scientific research problem. [1][2] It might also include recommendations and conclusions of the research. Unlike other scientific literature, such as ...

  9. Research statement - Wikipedia

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    Research statement. A research statement is a summary of research achievements and a proposal for upcoming research. It often includes both current aims and findings, and future goals. Research statements are usually requested as part of a relevant job application process, and often assist in the identification of appropriate applicants.