The secret to writing the Results and Discussion sections.
Common Mistakes in Research Writing: the Results Section In this part of our series on drafting a strong journal manuscript, we’ll give you tips on how to write an effective Results section. As a preface, please note that some journals require you to have separate Results and Discussion sections, while other journals require you to combine the two into one.
Any good meta-analysis needs a homogenous standard to which the results obtained from the data can be standardized. This facilitates the process of comparing the different results and therefore saves a lot of time. This also helps in understanding the relevant risks that help in establishing a good meta-analysis. SELECTION (Eligibility Criteria).
It is good practice to note the one or two key results that each Table or Figure conveys and use this information as a basis for writing the Results section. Sequence and number the Tables and Figures in the order which best enables the reader to reach your conclusions.
Results. This section should include a summary of the results of the investigation or experiment together with any necessary diagrams, graphs or tables of gathered data that support your results. Present your results in a logical order without comment. Discussion of your results should take place in the main body (Discussion) of the report.
The Methods section of a research article is like a roadmap leading to the core of the research, guiding the readers through the actual journey the authors took to reach their destination. In the manuscript, this section contains the essential details for other scientists to replicate the experiments of the study and help the common readers to understand the study better.
The text of the results section should introduce each table or figure and provide a summary of the main points from each.
Results In the Results section, simply state what you found, but do not interpret the results or discuss their implications. As in the Materials and Methods section, use subheadings to separate the results of different experiments. Results should be presented in a logical order.