LIFE TABLE MANUSCRIPTSFEBRUARY 15, 2010
Rough draft due March 1 (in lab)• 50 points
Final draft due March 15 (in lab)• 100 points• Must hand in a hard copy
A great information sourceA great information source http://www.jyi.org/resources/320/Guide%20to%20Science%2
0Writing.pdf
Guide to undergraduate scientific writing (pg 7-38)
How publishing worksHow publishing works Write (or coauthor) a paper
• Anonymous reviewers give feedback Reviewers give suggestions to editors
• Editors have the final say Process can take months
Abstract Introduction Methods Results Discussion Literature Cited
AbstractAbstract Less than 500 words, generally 200-300 Summarizes
• Why/how research was conducted• What major results and conclusions were• Don’t cite references
Format (1-2 sentences each)• Idea 1: Problem to be investigated• Idea 2: Purpose of study• Idea 3: Methods• Idea 4: Results• Idea 5: Interpretations/conclusions
What is survivorship/why do we study it?
How has survivorship been studied before?• Use previous research-anthropology
journals? Outline the two populations What are your hypotheses?
Where/when data were collected What information did you collect?
What data were given? Information you got from life table What statistical analyses did you
perform?• What program you used to calculate
Results of K-S test for each hypothesis• Kolmogorov-Smirnov two sample test, D
[maximum deviation] =0.40, P<0.05; Table 1 Do not include entire life table Include tables and figures
• I found Bloomington-Normal males and Bloomington-Normal females did not differ in life expectancy (Table 1).
No data interpretation
Interpret all 4 hypotheses• Which do you have evidence for/which do you fail to
reject?• Why might there be gender differences or geographic
differences? Do your results agree with previous studies? Likely sources of error influencing results How can you improve study (real
suggestions) Why is this information useful-how can
scientists use it?• Give specific interpretation, don’t be too broad
Use guidelines from Lab 1In text citations
Jonas (2008) found…Age-specific mortality does not differ…(Jonas
2008).3 or more authors= Jonas et al. (2008) says…
FormattingTitle page (pg 100)Running headTables and figuresLiterature cited
Make sure lines are distinguishable in B&W
Proper formatting (look in appendix)• Use the journal Ecology guidelines you
printed at the beginning of the semester
Be precise• Analyze vs. evaluate vs. look at
Do not use adjectives Data are plural Do not start sentences with “There”
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