Question

What factors influence the structure and format of research format

Answer 1

Things to consider when writing a research format.

• Be clear, informative, and concise. Use tables and easy to understand graphs to explain numbers.
• Address your report to the reader. Use terminology which is easy to understand for the reader. This often requires learning something about the field.
• Don't use unnecessary statistical jargon.
• Explain what you now know or have discovered about the problem, with very little emphasis on how you got there. The reader rarely needs to know the step by step process.
• Give practical information about the results in language the reader should find    understandable
• Include summary tables and plots in the body of the text
• Label all figures and tables so it is virtually understandable when viewed alone
• Practice, practice, practice on preparing neat, effective reports. Use a word processor that helps with spelling and to a lesser degree grammar.     

Explanation:

Things to consider when writing a research format.

• Be clear, informative, and concise. Use tables and easy to understand graphs to explain numbers.
• Address your report to the reader. Use terminology which is easy to understand for the reader. This often requires learning something about the field.
• Don't use unnecessary statistical jargon.
• Explain what you now know or have discovered about the problem, with very little emphasis on how you got there. The reader rarely needs to know the step by step process.
• Give practical information about the results in language the reader should find    understandable
• Include summary tables and plots in the body of the text
• Label all figures and tables so it is virtually understandable when viewed alone
• Practice, practice, practice on preparing neat, effective reports. Use a word processor that helps with spelling and to a lesser degree grammar.     

The structure of a report is usually as follows...

Title Page - Give the title of the report, the author of the report and the date.

Abstract - Should be between 100 - 200 words and state why the report has been written, the approach taken and the findings.

Contents - A table of content (generally on a separate page).

Introduction - Explain why the project/study/experiment was undertaken. What did you hope to achieve. Were there any limitations that may have had an impact.

Body - Describe the approach undertaken for the project. Try to answer who, what, why, where and how. Although depending on the type of report not all of them may be necessary.

Conclusion - Give a clear report of the results, including any errors.

Recommendations - Using the conclusion, discuss the results. How did errors affect the results? How can the experiment/study be improved?