Results Section

1. ResultsSection

2. Write a succinct results section • This study examined fine motor skills in 20 children (time required to make origami crane (s)) between males and females at two different ages (7 and 13)

3. A possible answer.. • In this study, we compared fine motor skills between males and females at ages 7 and 13, using a two-way ANOVA with gender and age as the two between subjects factors. The analysis revealed a significant main effect of gender (F(1, 16) = 125.93, p<0.001), a significant main effect of age (F(1, 16) = 36.94, p<0.001), but no significant interaction between age and gender (F(1, 16) = 0.41, p>0.05). Females completed the origami crane significantly faster than males, regardless of age. Older children (13) also had significantly faster completion rates than younger children (7), irrespective of gender. • 97 words • Had there been more than 2 levels of either independent variable, I would have needed results for post-hoc testing

4. Tables: Headings -Incorrect: ---------------------------------- Temporal lobe: Left Right ---------------------------------- -Wordy: ---------------------------------- Left Right temporal temporal lobe lobe ---------------------------------- -Correct: ------------------------- Temporal lobe ----------------------- Left Right --------------------------

5. Tables • -Some notes can be placed below the table. • Limit the lines to those that are necessary. • Use horizontal rather than vertical lines. Note – RT = Reaction Time; Tgt. = Target; Pres. = Present; Abs. = Absent; ms = milliseconds

6. Table 1: Correlation matrix between belief that atheists are common (BAC), Belief in a Dangerous World (BDW), belief in God (BiG), and explicit negative attitudes towards atheists (NATA). *p < 0.01 See p.163 of 5th manual for sample regression table

7. L a b e l Long, wordy, label Label Label Label Label Unacceptable Undesirable Optimal Graphs: Labels

8. Example Figure Captions Figure Captions Figure 1: Mean amount of money offered to the “Responder”, showing no significant main effect of the “Responder’s” religious affiliation or the participants’ belief in God. There was no significant interaction between these factors. Error bars represent +/- 1 standard deviation. Figure 2: Mean amount of money offered to the atheist “Responder” by participants who reported belief in God and those who did not. There were no significant differences between the groups. Error bars represent +/- 1 standard deviation. Figure 3: Correlation between belief in God and explicit negative attitudes towards atheists (NATA) (p < 0.01). Figure 4: Correlation between explicit negative attitudes towards atheists (NATA) and the amount of money offered to the atheist responder (p > 0.05). Figure 5: Correlation between Belief in a Dangerous World and explicit negative attitudes towards atheists (NATA) (p < 0.01). Discussion References Appendixes Footnotes Tables Figure Captions Figures

9. Comparing Groups – One IV

10. Main Effects and Interactions (2+ IV’s)

11. Main Effects and Interactions (2+ IV’s)

12. Correlation

13. Grading Scheme /30 (/15) • Figures and Tables (/10) • Have descriptive statistics been provided in either a table or graph? • Are the graphs simple and easy to read? • Are all figures and tables labelled appropriately? • Content and Grammar: (/15) • Were the statistical tests applied appropriately? • Is there rational given for atypical tests used? • Are results provided with appropriate/adequate information (obtained F value, df, level of significance)? • Were the results discussed in sufficient detail? • Style: (/5) • Includes APA formatting and use of headings, etc. to convey information; proper use of reporting p values etc.