Writing Empirical Research Reports 
(Sixth Edition)

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Sixth Edition  v

 

  1. Structuring a Research Report 1
  2. Writing Simple Research Hypotheses 7
  3. A Closer Look at Hypotheses 19
  4. Writing Research Objectives, and Questions 27
  5. Writing Titles 35
  6. Writing Introductions and Literature Reviews 45
  7. Writing Definitions 63
  8. Writing Assumptions, Limitations, and Delimitations 73
  9. Writing Method Sections 79
10. Describing Experimental Methods 91
11. Writing Analysis and Results Sections 97
12. Writing Discussion Sections 107
13. Writing Abstracts 115
14. A Closer Look at Writing Reports of Qualitative Research 123
15. Preparing Reference Lists 135
References 141
Appendix A  Checklist of Guidelines 145
Appendix B  Thinking Straight and Writing That Way 153
Appendix C  The Null Hypothesis and Significance Testing 159

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