Method Results Discussion

Method

Three moves in the method section:

Offer a general overview of the entire section/ the methods.

e.g.

Using a multistage cluster sampling design and oversampling minority populations, the study gathered extensive information from individuals living in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Data were collected through face-to-face structured interviews conducted by United States census workers trained by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and United States Census Bureau.

注意 Data 作主语谓语用复数

Provide specific and precise details of the methods, including procedure, materials, instruments, etc…
Point out the limitations.

In this analysis, due to cell size limitations, we were unable to control for race/ethnicity and marital status.

此部分中常见的短语或句型

大于 - greater

小于 - less/smaller

等于 - equal

方程成立 - the equation holds/is valid

成正/反比 - be directly proportional to/be inversely proportional to

随年份增加而增长 - to increase with years

随温度增加而增加 - to increase with temperature

在同等条件下 - on an equal footing

成正/反比增长 - increase directly/inversely with

Results

Three moves in the results section:

Provide context information

Provide information about what this section does
Summarize the research question or purpose
Describe the methodology

Present findings in textual forms

Provide a systematic textual description of key findings in a logical order
Compare results with what was expected or with results from other studies

Present findings with non-textual elements

Provide supporting data in illustrative forms (tables, figures, graphs, charts, photos, maps, etc.)

此部分常用的单词与短语

show, provide, present, summarize, illustrate, reveal, display, demonstrate, indicate, suggest

As (it is) shown in Table 5,

As can be seen in Figure 8,

As revealed by the graph,

As suggest,