Each of the following sections contains a suggested page length and recommended content sections; however, the length and content sections should be determined by sufficiency, completeness, and the nature of the research.
Introduction
Review briefly the purpose, research questions, and hypotheses. Preview the organization
of Chapter 4. This introduction to the chapter should be about 1 page in length.
Data Results
Concisely report the results of the study. If doing a survey, describe the timeframe for data collection as well as actual recruitment. Present any discrepancies in data collection from the plan presented in Chapter 3. Report baseline descriptive and demographic characteristics of the sample. Describe how representative the sample is of the population of interest or how proportional it is to the larger population if nonprobability sampling is used (external validity). Provide results of basic analyses that justify inclusion of covariates in the model, if applicable. This section should be 2-3 pages in length.
Data Analysis
Report descriptive statistics that appropriately characterize the sample, if applicable. Evaluate statistical assumptions as appropriate to the study. Report statistical analysis findings, organized by research questions and/or hypotheses, including:
• Exact statistics and associated probability values.
• Confidence intervals around the statistics, as appropriate
• Effect sizes, as appropriate.
Report any additional results that emerged from the analysis of main hypotheses, as
appropriate for the study. Report results of post-hoc analyses of statistical tests, if applicable.
Include tables and figures to illustrate results, as appropriate, and per APA 7.1. This section should be 5-12 pages in length.
Summary
Summarize answers to research questions. Provide transitional material from the findings and introduce the reader to the material in Chapter 5. This section should be about 1 page in length.