Writing Empirical Research Reports: A Basic Guide for Students of the Social and Behavioral Sciences

Writing EmpiricalResearch Reports......Page 1
Contents......Page 2
Introduction to the Fifth Edition......Page 5
1. Structuring a Research Report......Page 7
Exercise for Chapter 1......Page 13
2. Writing Simple Research Hypotheses......Page 15
Exercise for Chapter 2......Page 24
3. A Closer Look at Hypotheses......Page 29
Exercise for Chapter 3......Page 35
4. Writing Research Purposes,Objectives, and Questions......Page 37
Exercise for Chapter 4......Page 43
5. Writing Titles......Page 45
Exercise for Chapter 5......Page 53
6. Writing Introductions and Literature Reviews......Page 55
Exercise for Chapter 6......Page 70
7. Writing Definitions......Page 75
Exercise for Chapter 7......Page 83
8. Writing Assumptions, Limitations, and Delimitations......Page 85
Exercise for Chapter 8......Page 89
9. Writing Method Sections......Page 91
Exercise for Chapter 9......Page 100
10. Writing Analysis and Results Sections......Page 103
Exercise for Chapter 10......Page 109
11. Writing Discussion Sections......Page 111
Exercise for Chapter 11......Page 117
12. Writing Abstracts......Page 119
Exercise for Chapter 12......Page 123
13. A Closer Look at Writing Reports of Qualitative Research......Page 125
Exercise for Chapter 13......Page 137
14. Preparing a Reference List......Page 139
Exercise for Chapter 14......Page 142
References......Page 145
Appendix A: Checklist of Guidelines......Page 149
Appendix B: Thinking Straight and Writing That Way......Page 157
Appendix C: The Null Hypothesis and Significance Testing......Page 163