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Research Report
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Research Report APA
FormatTitle Page
Running head BRIEF TITLE, positioned in
upper left corner of no more than 50 charactersin length including letters, spaces, andpunctuation.
Full title of article, centered on the 1 st page
and typed in both lower and upper caseletter. Authors typed in lower and upper caseletters, centered below full title.
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Research Report - AbstractPage number and very short title appears inupper right-hand corner of every pageexcept for pages containing figures.
Abstract about 120 words, summarizesobjective, methods, procedures, results,and conclusion/implications.
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Research Report - IntroductionStarts out for general and becomesincreasingly specific to your question.Intro leads into statement of the variablesto be studied in this study.Cite relevant and not tangential literature.Cover topics specifically related to yourmethods.State purpose of your study & hypothesis.
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Research Report - IntroductionWhat is the question?What has been done?What will you do?What do you expect (hypothesis)?
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Research Report - MethodsDetailed description of your methods andprocedures.
Research designParticipants selection procedure & inclusion/exclusioncriteriaMeasures
ProceduresStatistical analytical plan
Enable reader to evaluate the validity of yourstudy.
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Research Report - MethodsParticipants:
Sample size you aimed forInclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaRecruitment procedure (including how consent
obtained) Anything you did to help ensure retention of participants.
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Research Report Measures
or Apparatus Apparatus model and where bought itfromMeasure references, brief reliability & validity dataCustom-made equipment should be fullydescribed and a drawing or picture of theapparatus included.
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Research Report - ProcedureDetails from moment of first contact withparticipant to last contact.Experimental instructionsWhen and how measures conductedControl techniques
E.g., randomization procedure
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Research Report - ResultsParticipant characteristics, participationrate, and attrition rate unless these werereported in the methods.
Descriptive statistics
Results related to hypothesesInferential statisticsInclude statistical values of test and p values.Decide on tables, figures to be included
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Research Report - ResultsFigures & tables
Explain main findings of the figures and tablesin text formatTables that include means should also includevariance index and cell sample size.
Evidence in support of internal/externalvalidity of the study.
Can also be presented as tables or figures
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Tables & FiguresWhy show a figure?
Tell us more about our data distributionsTell us more about our resultsHelps communication
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CIDS: Frequency Distribution
of ICD ShocksTotal number of all shocks to 12 months
Of 143, 86 received no shocks, 39 receiv ed 1- 4 shocks,
and 18 received 5 or more shocks
Total number of all shocks to 12 months
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Research Report - DiscussionHypotheses confirmed or notInterpret and evaluate research findings.
Integrate findings with other relevantpublished researchReport of interpretation of important datathat speak to the internal/external validity.Evaluate significant short comings of studyNext steps for follow-up research
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Research Report - ReferencesList all citations used in the paper in thereference section.Follow APA format for publications in
APA journals.
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Research Report Author
NotesPrinted on separate page
Authors and their affiliationsFunding information when relevantSpecial circumstances (e.g., dissertation)
Acknowledgements Address of corresponding author
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Writing StyleBe precise
Avoid jargon, wordiness, andredundancyGenerally do not refer to yourself as I
Avoid plagiarismHowever, present others findings in yourown words (dont quote).
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Language Avoid demeaning attitudes and biasedlabels
Use precise language (e.g., gender isbetter than sex).
Avoid pejorative or stereotypical labels,
including subjectsUse active voice rather than passivevoice
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Writing StyleUse abbreviations sparingly and define thembefore using them, and try to use only
abbreviations that are familiar to the reader(e.g., IQ).Do not start a sentence with a number anduse the word rather than the number fornumbers less than ten.Measurements are expressed in metric
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Common Failings in Published
Research PapersResults not clearly presentedInappropriate statistical analysesPoorly written
Assumptions upon which the study wasbased was unclearMethod used to conduct the study was notclearly described or described at all.
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Thank you. You have been agreat class!