Data presentation & analysis

Question 1

Review

Answer 1

Bringing together other peoples studies

Question 2

Primary research article

Answer 2

Similar to lab reports

Question 3

What is an abstract?

Answer 3

A summary of the whole report

Although it goes at the beginning, write it last

Question 4

Introduction

Answer 4

Introduce the reader to the experiment
Explain the reasoning behind doing it- what were you trying to find out?
What approach did you take?
What was your aim?
This should include details of what is already known about the topic

Question 5

Method

Answer 5

What did you do experimentally
Must have enough detail that someone else could reproduce the experiment
Not written in the first person
Written in fluent prose, no bullet points
Write in past tense

Question 6

Results

Answer 6

Figures/Tables- put your experimental results/ calculations in to figures and tables
Need a figure legend and a narrative text that describe your findings
Don’t put results in an appendix

Question 7

Figure legend contains

Answer 7

Figure title goes into the figure legend

Technical details of how the experiment was carried out

Question 8

Results narrative text

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Answer 8

• Remind the reader exactly what was being investigated
• Describe the data shown in the figure-tell the reader what it is
• What is means to the experiment

Question 9

Discussion

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Answer 9

Interpret your results and discuss/explain the meaning of them:
The results obtained suggest…
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Question 10

Figure

Answer 10

Show every single individual data point clearly
Line of best fit/ curve of best fit
never choose line graph option
Always choose scatter graph option