Writing Empirical Research Reports

A Basic Guide for Students of the Social and Behavioral Sciences

Melisa C. Galvan, Fred Pyrczak

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN: 9781032136783
• eBook ISBN: 9781000961959
• Edition: 9
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Social Science Research & Methodology
• Index: Psychology

Writing Empirical Research Reports: A Basic Guide for Students of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, Ninth Edition, offers clear and practical guidance on how to write research proposals, reports, theses, and dissertations.

The book describes the types of information that should be included, how this information should be expressed, and where various types of information should be placed within a research report. The organization is designed to walk students through all the elements required when writing an original research report for a class, for a thesis/dissertation, or for publication. Most guidelines are illustrated with examples from actual (and recent) research reports published in peer-reviewed journals across the social and behavioral sciences. The new edition includes fully updated examples and chapter exercises, expanded material on qualitative methods, significant new material on research ethics, and new content on online research including social media.

Accompanied by online resources for students and instructors, Writing Empirical Research Reports is ideal for use in research methods courses, thesis/dissertation preparation courses, research seminars where writing a research report is a culminating activity, and any graduate-level seminar in which the instructor covers the vital components necessary to prepare a research manuscript for submission for publication.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Introduction to the Ninth Edition
• Chapter 1 Structuring a Research Report
• Chapter 2 Writing Simple Research Hypotheses
• Chapter 3 A Closer Look at Hypotheses
• Chapter 4 Writing Research Objectives and Questions
• Chapter 5 Writing Titles
• Chapter 6 Writing Introductions and Literature Reviews
• Chapter 7 Writing Definitions
• Chapter 8 Writing Assumptions, Limitations, and Delimitations
• Chapter 9 Writing Method Sections
• Chapter 10 Describing Experimental Methods
• Chapter 11 Writing Analysis and Results Sections
• Chapter 12 Writing Discussion Sections
• Chapter 13 Writing Abstracts
• Chapter 14 A Closer Look at Writing Reports of Qualitative or Mixed Methods Research
• Chapter 15 Preparing Reference Lists
• References
• Appendix A: A Checklist of Guidelines
• Appendix B: Thinking Straight and Writing That Way
• Appendix C: The Null Hypothesis and Significance Testing
• Index