Table 4 Citation distribution in each section (frequency and percentage).

From: The construction of authorial voice in thesis writing: a multidimensional comparative perspective

Sections

Novices

Experts

Chi-Square

p

Research Background

776 72.32%

308 49.68%

31.71

0.00*

Main Body

266 24.79%

286 46.13%

55.77

0.00*

Conclusion

31 2.89%

26 4.19%

2.02

0.16

  1. *P < 0.5.
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