In the data and methods section of your thesis, you write about how you went about answering your research questions. This section should only include the method, but can be structured a bit differently depending on the design and aim of your thesis.

A note on structuring and writing the method section

Exactly how to choose the subheadings and divide the different parts depends a lot on what you do in your thesis and what is relevant for the reader to know.

This example with subheadings Data material, Variables, and Statistical analysis is an example on how to divide the information. If you are doing a quantitative thesis it is likely that information about these parts is included and focused on. However, other information with its own subheading may also be relevant in order for the reader to understand what you have done in your thesis. For example, a section on the ethical considerations of your thesis should most likely be included, too.

The information should be clear and structured in a way that makes it easy to follow what has been done and why you chose this particular way to go about answering your research questions.