Table 7 The Subcategories of integral in each section (frequency percentage).

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

Subcategories

Sections

Novices

Experts

Chi-Square

P

Subject

Research Background

628 80.93%

109 35.39%

62.53

0.00*

Main Body

135 50.75%

45 15.73%

53.66

0.00*

Conclusion

18 58.06%

4 15.38%

6.74

0.00*

NP

Research Background

31 3.99%

19 6.17%

2.24

0.17

Main Body

17 6.39%

24 8.39%

0.67

0.46

Conclusion

0 0%

1 3.85%

1.17

0.93

Adjunct

Research Background

16 2.06%

10 3.25%

1.43

0.35

Main Body

33 12.41%

50 17.48%

2.23

0.12

Conclusion

6 19.35%

0 0%

5.04

0.06

Others

Research Background

2 0.26%

2 0.65%

0.92

0.69

Main Body

2 0.75%

6 2.10%

1.67

0.33

Conclusion

0 0%

0 0%

0.00

1.00

  1. *P < 0.5.