{"id":381,"date":"2020-10-21T16:40:02","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T16:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=381"},"modified":"2020-11-24T18:37:53","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T18:37:53","slug":"statistics-report-structure-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=381","title":{"rendered":"Statistics &#8211; Report Structure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-columns ab-layout-service-2 ab-layout-columns-1 one-column has-white-background-color ab-columns-center alignfull\" style=\"padding-right:5%;padding-left:5%\"><div class=\"ab-layout-column-wrap ab-block-layout-column-gap-2 ab-is-responsive-column\" style=\"max-width:1200px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:5%\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-container ab-block-container\"><div class=\"ab-container-inside\"><div class=\"ab-container-content\" style=\"max-width:700px\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-columns ab-layout-columns-4 ab-4-col-equal\" style=\"margin-bottom:3%\"><div class=\"ab-layout-column-wrap ab-block-layout-column-gap-2 ab-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=376\">Overview<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=387\">using APa Citations <\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Report Structure<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=389\">Sample Papers<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=383\">Terminology <\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=385\">Writing Tips<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-spacer ab-block-spacer ab-divider-solid ab-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\" \/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Structure of Statistical Reports<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I. Title<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Every report needs a short, informative title.<\/li><li>Usually found on a separate title page that also includes author&#8217;s name, address\/department, and date.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;II. Summary\/Abstract<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A brief summary that tells the reader what the report is about and if it is worth reading.<\/li><li>It contains an outline of the problem, what you have done, and your conclusions.<\/li><li>No more than half a page.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">III. Introduction<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Describe the context and background of the study.<\/li><li>Describe what data is available and the manner and purpose in which they were collected.<\/li><li>Explain the aims of the investigation.<\/li><li>No more than two pages.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">IV. Methods<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Describe in detail the precise mathematical\/statistical tools and techniques used for the data analysis and the manner in which they lead to the results.<\/li><li>Define all mathematical notation clearly.<\/li><li>The reader should be able to repeat the study on the basis of your report, so the analysis needs to be described sufficiently clearly and carefully.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">V. Results<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Give the main results.<\/li><li>Subsidiary results can be included if they do not detract from the flow of presentation and main results.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VI. Conclusions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Include deductions from results.<\/li><li>Report conclusion in the context of the experiment where the data came from.<\/li><li>Should be expressed in a way that can be understood by a non-statistician and should make sense even if the reader of the report had omitted reading the middle section on the methods and results.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VII. General Discussion<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Relate findings to previous investigations.<\/li><li>Discuss to what extent the original aim was successfully achieved. If it was not achieved, how might things have been done differently?<\/li><li>Provide any reservations about the data.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VIII. References<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Citation of any books or journal articles that you referred to for research.<\/li><li>Style of citation varies (refer to citation tab)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">IX. Appendix<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Anything that does not fit naturally into the main body of the report and cannot be reasonably omitted (more data, pictures, diagrams, etc).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Structure of Statistical Reports I. Title Every report needs a short, informative title. Usually found on a separate title page that also includes author&#8217;s name, address\/department, and date. &nbsp;II. Summary\/Abstract A brief summary that tells the reader what the report is about and if it is worth reading. 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