Graphical representation is done of the data available this being a very important step of statistical analysis. A picture is worth a thousand words, or numbers, and there is no better way of getting a 'feel' for the data than to display them in a figure or graph. For understanding data available and deriving meaning and useful conclusion, the data have to be organized or arranged in some systematic way. Review articles are the summary of current state of understanding on a particular research topic. They analyze or discuss research previously published by scientist and academicians rather than reporting novel research results.
Review article comes in the form of systematic reviews and literature reviews and are a form of secondary literature. Systematic reviews determine an objective list of criteria, and find all previously published original research papers that meet the criteria. They then compare the results presented in these papers. Literature reviews, by contrast, provide a summary of what the authors believe are the best and most relevant prior publications.
The concept of "review article" is separate from the concept of peer-reviewed literature. It is possible for a review to be peer-reviewed, and it is possible for a review to be non-peer-reviewed.
Last date updated on June, 2025
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