After collecting and analyzing the data, the researcher has to accomplish the task of drawing inferences followed by report writing. This has to be done very carefully, otherwise misleading conclusions may be drawn and the whole purpose of doing research may get vitiated. It is only through interpretation that the researcher can expose relations and processes that underlie his findings.
The aim of conducting a piece of research is to use it and share it with others. Crucial in this sharing is your ability to communicate coherently, concisely, and clearly to others what you have done and found. This Skill is designed to help you develop a deeper understanding of the stages involved in the process of writing up your research.
This chapter will teach you how to present your results so the reader can see whether your data support the ideas you presented in your Introduction section. Your Results section also prepares your reader for your conclusions, which appear in the Discussion section and which is the subject of the next chapter.
This book covers all essential aspects of writing scientific research articles, presenting eighteen carefully selected titles that offer essential, "must-know" content on how to write high-quality articles. The results section in a research paper serves to present the data collected during the study in a sequential and cogent fashion and to provide interpretation of the analyzed data drawing attention to significant findings without going into the details of methods or discussion.
