Writing Empirical Research Reports
(Seventh Edition)
 Table of Contents

 
Introduction to the Seventh 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 109
13. Writing Abstracts 117
14. A Closer Look at Writing Reports of Qualitative Research 125
15. Preparing Reference Lists 137
References 141
Appendix A  Checklist of Guidelines 147
Appendix B  Thinking Straight and Writing That Way 155
Appendix C  The Null Hypothesis and Significance Testing 161

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