How do you write results and conclusions?

Your conclusion should:Restate your hypothesis or research question.Restate your major findings.Tell the reader what contribution your study has made to the existing literature.Highlight any limitations of your study.State future directions for research/recommendations.

How do you discuss results?

Discussing your findingsDO: Provide context and explain why people should care. DON’T: Simply rehash your results. DO: Emphasize the positive. DON’T: Exaggerate. DO: Look toward the future. DON’T: End with it.

How do you start a discussion and results?

DiscussionDon t repeat results.Order simple to complex (building to conclusion); or may state conclusion first.Conclusion should be consistent with study objectives/research question. Emphasize what is new, different, or important about your results.Consider alternative explanations for the results.Limit speculation.

What should a results section include?

The Results section should include the findings of your study and ONLY the findings of your study. The findings include: Data presented in tables, charts, graphs, and other figures (may be placed among research text or on a separate page) A contextual analysis of this data explaining its meaning in sentence form.