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Q. What is a literature review?

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A literature review is designed to summarize, synthesize, and discuss the current state of knowledge about a topic. When creating a literature review, you will survey books, articles, and other sources of information pertinent to your research topic in an effort to critically analyze and synthesize prior research and how it will inform your current research question.

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