Table 2.
Percentage of sentences with MIR in the IMRaD structure
| Number of in-text references in MIR | I (%) | M (%) | R (%) | D (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 21.74 | 15.67 | 19.49 | 20.74 |
| 3 | 11.63 | 4.43 | 7.31 | 9.34 |
| 4 | 6.25 | 1.53 | 3.05 | 4.36 |
| 5 | 3.45 | 0.68 | 1.39 | 2.12 |
| 6 | 2.04 | 0.34 | 0.70 | 1.13 |
| 7 | 1.22 | 0.17 | 0.39 | 0.64 |
| 8 | 0.77 | 0.10 | 0.23 | 0.36 |
| 9 | 0.48 | 0.06 | 0.14 | 0.21 |
| 10 | 0.32 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.13 |
| 11 | 0.22 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.08 |
| 12 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.06 |
| 13 | 0.10 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 14 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| 15 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.02 |