Draw a conclusion

How it is used

Common in discussion and conclusion sections, often in the plural: draw conclusions. Writers use it to say when it is too early to draw firm conclusions or that conclusions from small samples are risky. You draw conclusions from data or about a topic.

Example sentences

1. It is too early to draw firm conclusions from such a small sample.

2. What conclusions can we draw from these interviews?

Common collocations

• draw firm conclusions
• draw conclusions from
• draw the conclusion that
• draw tentative conclusions

Related terms

• conclusionThe final section of a thesis or article that sums up the main findings, their meaning and limitations; also a judgment reached after considering evidence.
• findingsThe results or information that a study discovers after its data have been collected and analyzed.
• evidenceFacts, data or findings that show whether a claim or idea is true or likely to be true.
• analysisDetailed examination of data or a text in order to identify patterns, relationships or meaning, often using statistical or qualitative techniques.

More terms: Data and Analysis

• data
• significant
• correlation
• thematic analysis
• account for
• interpret
• dataset
• mean
• standard deviation
• descriptive statistics
• p-value
• coding