{"id":566,"date":"2022-11-02T01:35:36","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T01:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/writingcenter\/?p=566"},"modified":"2023-02-15T15:45:51","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T15:45:51","slug":"a-literature-review-matrix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/writingcenter\/archives\/566","title":{"rendered":"A Literature Review Matrix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A matrix is a tool that allows you to quickly compare and contrast\u00a0 multiple sources by placing their aims,\u00a0 methods, and findings in\u00a0 one chart.\u00a0 These tables\u00a0 allow you to see similarities or distinctions in methodologies, limitations, and findings in studies with related aims so you can look at a field more globally to identify a\u00a0 niche to explore, or a new direction to pursue, or a potential knowledge gap. By comparing multiple sources through this method you can quickly identify commonalities and key differences that will allow you to propose a unique thesis or a potential research design for future inquiry. While you do not have to use a matrix to write a literature review, it is a great resource in seeing relationships between studies, and it becomes more essential as you examine more and more sources.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-583 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/writingcenter\/files\/2022\/10\/blog2-300x113.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/writingcenter\/files\/2022\/10\/blog2-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/writingcenter\/files\/2022\/10\/blog2-1024x385.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/writingcenter\/files\/2022\/10\/blog2-768x289.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/writingcenter\/files\/2022\/10\/blog2-676x254.png 676w, https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/writingcenter\/files\/2022\/10\/blog2.png 1397w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is an example of a matrix\u00a0 with common elements; however, the categories of a matrix are usually dependent on the specific discipline, so feel free to adjust this document\u00a0 in a way that best serves your research.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/writingcenter\/files\/2022\/10\/Literature-Review-Matrix.xlsx\">Literature Review Matrix<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A matrix is a tool that allows you to quickly compare and contrast\u00a0 multiple sources by placing their aims,\u00a0 methods, and findings in\u00a0 one chart.\u00a0 These tables\u00a0 allow you to see similarities or distinctions in methodologies, limitations, and findings in studies with related aims so you can look at a field more globally to identify [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":376,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[92,69],"class_list":["post-566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-graduate-students","tag-literature-reviews","tag-research-tools","post-preview"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/writingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/writingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/writingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/writingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/writingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=566"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/writingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":688,"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/writingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566\/revisions\/688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/writingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/writingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/writingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}