The results section of your
article is taking Chapter 4 of your dissertation and reducing it to the
essentials. I find it helps to discuss the results through your research
questions. Your results should be unbiased and provide enough detail that
others can interpret them. Do not hide ones that did not come out as expected.
Indicate whether your data violate the assumptions of the statistics you used.
It generally makes
the most sense to set it up based on your research questions, keep it concise
and to the point. Do not include unnecessary figures and tables. A good rule of
thumb is if you discuss the data in detail in the text, do not also include a figure,
or table on it.
Quantitative
Studies
Keep your reporting
of results non-biased and assume your reader has a professional knowledge of
statistics (so not explain basic concepts or give citations for common
procedures). Be sure to explain how you handled any missing data in the
analyses, and the percentage that were missing.
Qualitative
Studies
Report your
findings in a nonbiased way; explain how you went about your analyses. Provide
participant quotes to illustrate your themes. It is a good idea to assign
pseudonyms to participants and briefly provide any relevant information after
each quote (e.g., Rose, age 68). Discuss any discrepant cases, and how these
were addressed.
The next section in
your paper is the Discussion, we will examine this in a future post.
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