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FORMAT OF FINAL RESEARCH REPORT

A. Preliminary Section

1. Title Page

2. Acknowledgments (if any)

3. Table of Contents

4. List of Tables (if any)5. List of ig!"es (if any)

#. Abst"act

$. Main Body

1. Introduction

a. %tatement of t&e P"oblem

b. %ignificance of t&e P"oblem (and &isto"ical backg"o!nd)

c. P!"'osed. %tatement of y'ot&esis

e. Ass!m'tions

f. Limitationsg. efinition of Te"ms

2. Literature Revie(and analysis of '"e*io!s "esea"c&)

3. Re!earc" Met"od

a. esc"i'tion of +esea"c& esign and P"oced!"es ,sed

b. %o!"ces of atac. %am'ling P"oced!"es

d. -et&ods and nst"!ments of ata /at&e"ing

e. %tatistical T"eatment

4. #i!cu!!ion

contains:

a. te0t it" a$$ro$riate

b. tables and

c. fig!"es

5. Conclu!ion!

a. +estatement of t&e P"oblem

b. esc"i'tion of P"oced!"es

c. -ao" indings ("eect o" fail to "eect)d. Concl!sions

e. +ecommendations fo" !"t&e" n*estigation

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C. Re%erence Section

1. nd otes (if in t&at fo"mat of citation)

2. $ibliog"a'&y o" Lite"at!"e Cited

3. A''endi0

COMMENTS ON THE SECTIONS OF A FINAL RESEARCH REPORT

Title $e s'ecific. Tell w&at w&en w&e"e etc. n one main title and a s!btitle gi*e a

clea" idea of w&at t&e 'a'e" in*estigated.

Acknowledgment ncl!de only if s'ecial &el' was "ecei*ed f"om an indi*id!al o" g"o!'.

Abst"act %!mma"i6es t&e "e'o"t incl!ding t&e &y'ot&eses '"oced!"es and mao"

findings.

nt"od!ction %ections may be combined in s&o"t "e'o"ts.

%tatement of t&e P"oblem T&is is a gene"al int"od!ction to t&e to'ic.

%ignificance of t&e P"oblem Comment on w&y t&is 7!estion me"its in*estigation.

P!"'ose 8&at is t&e goal to be gained f"om a bette" !nde"standing of t&is 7!estion9

%tatement of t&e y'ot&esis n one statement (not a 7!estion) decla"e t&e 7!estion w&ic&

is in*estigated and t&e e0'ected "es!lts. (o" a n!ll &y'ot&esis no diffe"ence is'"edicted.)

Ass!m'tions 0'lain e*e"yt&ing t&at is ass!med in o"de" fo" t&e in*estigation to be

!nde"taken.

Limitations 0'lain t&e limitations t&at may in*alidate t&e st!dy o" make it less t&anacc!"ate.

efinition of Te"ms efine o" cla"ify any te"m o" conce't t&at is !sed in t&e st!dy in a

non:t"aditional manne" o" in only one of many inte"'"etations.

Lite"at!"e +e*iew /i*es t&e "eade" t&e necessa"y backg"o!nd to !nde"stand t&e st!dy by

citing t&e in*estigations and findings of '"e*io!s "esea"c&e"s and doc!ments t&e"esea"c&e";s knowledge and '"e'a"ation to in*estigate t&e '"oblem.

+esea"c& -et&od /i*es t&e "eade" t&e info"mation necessa"y to e0actly "e'licate ("e'eat)

t&e st!dy wit& new data o" if t&e same "aw data we"e a*ailable t&e "eade" s&o!ld be ableto d!'licate t&e "es!lts. T&is is w"itten in 'ast tense b!t wit&o!t "efe"ence to o" incl!sion

of t&e "es!lts dete"mined f"om t&e analysis.

esc"i'tion of t&e +esea"c& esign and P"oced!"es ,sed Com'letely e0'lain ste':by:

ste' w&at was done.

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%o!"ces of ata /i*e com'lete info"mation abo!t w&o w&at w&en w&e"e and &ow t&e

data was collected.

%am'ling P"oced!"es 0'lain &ow t&e data was limited to t&e amo!nt w&ic& was

gat&e"ed. f all of t&e a*ailable data we"e not !tili6ed &ow was a "e'"esentati*e sam'le

ac&ie*ed9

-et&ods and nst"!ments of ata /at&e"ing 0'lain t&e '"oced!"es fo" obtaining t&e

data collected. ncl!de t&e fo"ms o" manne" by w&ic& it was "eco"ded.

%tatistical T"eatment 0'lain t&e com'lete mat&ematical '"oced!"es !sed in analy6ing

t&e data and dete"mining t&e significance of t&e "es!lts.

isc!ssion esc"ibe t&e 'atte"ns obse"*ed in t&e data. ,se tables and fig!"es to &el'

cla"ify t&e mate"ial w&en 'ossible.

Concl!sions T&is section condenses t&e '"e*io!s sections s!ccinctly '"esents t&e "es!lts

conce"ning t&e &y'ot&eses and s!ggests w&at else can be done.

+estatement of t&e P"oblem T&is is a s&o"t "eite"ation of t&e '"oblem.

esc"i'tion of t&e P"oced!"es T&is is a b"ief "eite"ation of im'o"tant elements of t&e

design of t&e st!dy.

-ao" indings T&e final "es!lts f"om t&e analysis a"e '"esented t&e &y'ot&esis stated

and t&e decision abo!t t&e "eection o" t&e fail!"e to "eect t&e &y'ot&esis is gi*en.

Concl!sions Comments abo!t t&e im'lication of t&e findings a"e '"esented.

+ecommendations fo" !"t&e" n*estigation "om t&e knowledge and e0'e"ienced

gained in !nde"taking t&is 'a"tic!la" st!dy &ow mig&t t&e st!dy &a*e been im'"o*ed o"w&at ot&e" 'ossible &y'ot&eses mig&t be in*estigated9

nd otes T&ese a"e like footnotes b!t a"e located at t&e back "at&e" t&an t&e bottom of

eac& 'age. T&ese wo!ld incl!de all of t&e "efe"ences fo" all wo"ks cited in t&e +e*iew of+elated Lite"at!"e o" any ot&e" sections of t&e "e'o"t as well as t&e "efe"ences fo"

7!otations eit&e" di"ect o" indi"ect taken f"om ot&e" so!"ces o" any footnote comments

t&at mig&t &a*e been incl!ded. T&ese a"e listed in n!me"ic o"de" as '"esented in t&e te0t.

$ibliog"a'&y o" Lite"at!"e Cited T&ese a"e t&e bibliog"a'&ic "efe"ence fo" eac& of t&ewo"ks cited in t&e nd otes.

A''endi0 Any tables fig!"es fo"ms o" ot&e" mate"ials t&at a"e not totally cent"al to t&e

analysis b!t t&at need to be incl!ded a"e 'laced in t&e A''endi0.