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ROUTLEDGE Writing Empirical Research Reports 2014 Edition by Fred Pyrczak
- Designed for students who will be writing research proposals, reports, theses, and dissertations. - The 15 chapters cover 191 guidelines for effective scientific writing. The guidelines are fully illustrated with easy-to-follow examples. - The guidelines describe the types of information that should be included, how this information should be expressed, and where various types of information should be placed within a research report.- End-of-chapter questions help students master the writing process. Chapters 1. Structuring a Research Report2. Writing Simple Research Hypotheses3. A Closer Look at Hypotheses 4. Writing Research Objectives and Questions5. Writing Titles6. Writing Introductions and Literature Reviews7. Writing Definitions 8. Writing Assumptions, Limitations, and Delimitations9. Writing Method Sections10. Describing Experimental Methods 11. Writing Analysis and Results Sections12. Writing Discussion Sections13. Writing Abstracts 14. A Closer Look at Writing Reports of Qualitative Research 15. Preparing Reference Lists ReferencesAppendix A Checklist of GuidelinesAppendix B Thinking Straight and Writing That Way Appendix C The Null Hypothesis and Significance Testing