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Which section of a research report provides the most important details of the study?
Which section of a research report provides the most important details of the study?
- Introduction
- Abstract (correct)
- Title
- Method
What is the purpose of a research report?
What is the purpose of a research report?
- To communicate research in a clear way (correct)
- To summarize the findings of the study
- To provide a detailed description of the statistical approach
- To present the theoretical contribution of the study
What should a good title of a research report do?
What should a good title of a research report do?
- Be too vague
- Give away the conclusion
- Alert the reader to the overarching theme of the work (correct)
- Be too specific
Which section of a study write-up should include a review of the research literature and state the aim and hypothesis(es)?
Which section of a study write-up should include a review of the research literature and state the aim and hypothesis(es)?
What is the purpose of the method section in a study write-up?
What is the purpose of the method section in a study write-up?
In which section of a study write-up should descriptive and inferential statistics be reported?
In which section of a study write-up should descriptive and inferential statistics be reported?
What should be included in the discussion section of a study write-up?
What should be included in the discussion section of a study write-up?
True or false: The purpose of a writing-up research is to communicate research in a clear way, including the justification for the study and the findings.
True or false: The purpose of a writing-up research is to communicate research in a clear way, including the justification for the study and the findings.
True or false: The abstract of a research report should be composed of selected sentences from the body of the paper.
True or false: The abstract of a research report should be composed of selected sentences from the body of the paper.
True or false: The title of a research report should give away the conclusion of the study.
True or false: The title of a research report should give away the conclusion of the study.
True or false: The introduction section of a study write-up should include a review of the research literature and state the aim and hypothesis(es).
True or false: The introduction section of a study write-up should include a review of the research literature and state the aim and hypothesis(es).
True or false: The method section of a study write-up should include information on participants, design, materials/equipment, procedure, and data analysis/statistical approach.
True or false: The method section of a study write-up should include information on participants, design, materials/equipment, procedure, and data analysis/statistical approach.
True or false: The results section of a study write-up should include descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, and interpretations of the findings.
True or false: The results section of a study write-up should include descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, and interpretations of the findings.
True or false: The discussion section of a study write-up should summarize the main findings, relate them back to the original predictions, and suggest areas for future research.
True or false: The discussion section of a study write-up should summarize the main findings, relate them back to the original predictions, and suggest areas for future research.
