Highlighting why your method, findings, results etc. is important

Results

Write your Results section following this structure:

1. Highlight those results (including those from controls) that answer your research question.

2. Outline secondary results.

3. Give supporting information.

4. Mention any results that contradict your hypothesis and explain why.

Present a summary of what you found in the results section. Here you should describe the techniques that you used, each analysis and the results of each analysis.

Start with a description of any difficulties or missing data that may have occurred. Examine your data for anomalies. Evaluate the quality of your data and make adjustments if need.

For most research reports, the results should provide the summary details about what you found rather than a listing of every possible analysis and every data point. Use carefully planned tables and graphs. While tables and graphs should be self-explanatory, do not include a table or graph unless it is discussed in the report. Limit them to those that help the reader understand your data as they relate to the investigated problem.

Highlighting why your method, findings, results etc. is important

The four sentences in bold could be expanded so that the reader understands why something is ‘significant’, ‘interesting’, ‘innovative’, ‘remarkable’ etc . You can use some of the following structures/prompts in your own article.

1. Our model is very innovative …

2. These results are very interesting …

3. This increase in performance is remarkable …

4. Our findings have wide implications …

1. Our model is very innovative …… due to / in terms of / concerning the approach that was

used, which as far as we know, has not been applied before. In fact, it can be used to

estimate …

2. These results are very interesting … … since they highlight that … . because they

represent an increase of 20% in yield compared to … … as they could pave the way to

several applications.

3. This increase in performance is remarkable … in fact, the x index is three times higher

than the y index. … Using this method helps to do x. In addition / Also / Further /

Furthermore, it indicates that … it leads to a large / considerable / substantial change in

the …

4. We believe that our methodology has many applications … … in the pharmaceutical field

as / since / in fact / because they allow x to be produced in a single step. … In fact our

method could help the scientific community by … These findings have wide implications,

particularly in the field of …