Introduction |
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What is the topic or question that was investigated?
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Brief summary of background information on
the topic
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Design |
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Explain carefully and clearly how you collected
data; include all materials (such as questionnaires, tests, instructions
to subjects).
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Do not give the real names of subjects.
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Findings (Results) |
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Complete and explicit findings/results.
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Be sure to tabulate questionnaire, test, or
other data collection results, and to include this information in your
report.
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Any figures (tables or graphs; see MLA for
format).
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Tell the reader when to refer to a certain
figure or table (e.g., "see fig. 3").
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See the sample report on the internet site
for examples.
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Discussion
(of findings/results) |
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Interpretation (in relation to what we have
studied, and to the introduction); alternative interpretations
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Problems you met in your investigation
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Conclusion |
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Works Cited
(for Nash and Yule) |
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[Appendices] |
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Some material from Design and from Findings
may be too long to include in the text of the report.
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Number each appendix (e.g., Appendix 1, Appendix
2), and in the report tell the reader when to refer to an appendix
(e.g., "see Appendix 3").
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