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Writing a Results section

Structuring your Results section

The Results section typically includes the following parts: Restating the research question(s) that underpin(s) your study • Reporting your findings in detail and in logical order • Summarizing key findings, paving the way for the Discussion section …

Useful phrases for your Results section

Phrases to report significant results • Phrases to report non-significant results • Phrases to refer to tables and figures • Phrases to report results from surveys/interviews • Find more phrases from Writefull’s Sentence Palette …

FAQs about writing a Results section

Should I report negative or non-significant results? • Should I evaluate my results in the Results section, or just report them? • How can I present my results in a way that is compelling and easy to understand? • In how much detail should my statistical analyses be reported? …

Results section example with explanations