reporting results/report writing

Question 1

what are things not to write in a report

Answer 1

we, I, prove/disprove

Question 2

what are the 8 components of a report

in order

Answer 2

title
abstract
introduction
method
results
discussion
references
appendix

Question 3

what is a title and what does it do

Answer 3

it determines who reads the full report

it needs to be concise and informative so it is not misleading and the reader knows where the data was from

Question 4

what is an abstract, what does it include etc

Answer 4

written last but inserted between title and intro

150-200 word summary of topic studied

aim
main background
description of:
participant
sampling technique
procedure
results (stats and sig level)
what the findings mean
conclusion
implications
suggestions for future research

Question 5

what is the introduction and what does it include

Answer 5

explains existing background research to the reader, giving context, reasoning behind investigation (aims) an predictions derived from the hypothesis

Question 6

why should a method be detailed

Answer 6

it should contain enough detail that the study can be replicated, this checks whether the findings are reliable, internal validity, confounding variables, demand characteristics, sampling errors

Question 7

what are the 5 subsections of the method

Answer 7

design
sample
materials(apparatus)
procedure
ethics

Question 8

what is the design section of the method

Answer 8

a brief outline of the method and design used, no of groups/conditions, investigative variables, controls (but full exp in procedure)

Question 9

what is the sample section of the method

Answer 9

key features of the ps age range, gender, how they were selected (so pop val can be assessed), sampling method, target population

Question 10

what is the materials section of the method

Answer 10

this is where all the equipment that has been used is listed and explained

Question 11

what is the procedure section of the method

Answer 11

explain precisely how the study was conducted, how ps were allocated, instructions used, how data was collected, details that might impact internal validity inc verbatim record of everything said during: breifing, standarised instructions and debriefing

Question 12

what is the ethics section of the method

Answer 12

an explanation of how these were addressed within the study

Question 13

what are the 2 sections of the results section

Answer 13

descriptive statistics
and inferential statistics

Question 14

what is the descriptive statistics section of the results section

Answer 14

measures of central tendency and dispersion are displayed in clearly labelled tabled so that differences between groups can be seen quickly and easily

Question 15

what is the inferential statistics section of the results section

Answer 15

used to analyse the data then the null H can be accepted or rejected, summarise the findings using trhe critical value and then restate either the null of alternative H

Question 16

what is there in a discussion

Answer 16

summary of the findings before exp of it (more than just a statement)

if null is rejected put that exp in the intro

implications are discussed by relating the findings to the existing info from intro and discuss change in knowledge following the findings

shows progress of scientific knowledge

Question 17

references section

Answer 17

list all previous research
internet sources need date accessed and weblink too
all refs listed in alphabetical order