What Should the Results Section of a Research Paper NOT

question 8

Multiple Choice

What should the Results section of a research paper NOT do according to the checklist in the text?

• A)present statistics that you used
• B)interpret findings correctly
• C)state the procedure of the design and materials
• D)describe statistical tests

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Definitions:

Independent Variables

Variables in statistical or mathematical modeling that are manipulated or changed to assess their effect on dependent variables.

Dependent Variables

Variables in an experiment or study whose changes depend on the effects of other variables (independent variables).

Exponential Smoothing

A weighted moving average forecasting technique in which data points are weighted by an exponential function.

Simple Moving Average

A statistical method used to analyze data points by creating a series of averages of different subsets of the full data set.