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PYB3- Abstract

Hi all, I was just wondering if someone could please explain to me what needs to be included in an abstract as I have not really written on before. Is it meant to summarise my experiement or the other persons?

Thanks

Reply 1

Robbolo

Think the abstract just summarises everything, includes aims, methods, participants, findings, conclusions.

Basically you should get a general overall feel for an experiment, and its outcomes, by reading the abstract

Reply 2

Ghetto_Princess12

The abstract should contain an overview of the whole experiment, so you'll begin by writing the aim of the experiment, followed by the hypothesis (null and alternative). You'll need to include the type of design you used i.e independent, repeated measures etc. After that you'll write about the target population used in the experiment and the type of sampling method you've chosen. The last section of the abstract should contain an brief explanation on the results, conclusion and a detailed discussion in which all relevant background material is discussed and any limitations and ways to improve the study. To be honest the Abstract should just give overall view on the coursework as a whole, it shouldn't take that long and should be generally written after you've finished the coursework.

Reply 3

Revd. Mike

From our "how to write the report" guide:

"This is a brief but clear summary of the complete investigation. It should be about 200 words long and must include:

*The background theory and/or research on which the study is based. This should be brief.

*The aim(s) and hypotheses

*Detail of the research method used (e.g. experiment/observation) and the design chosen (e.g. repeated measures, unrelated etc)

*The sampling mehtod and sample of participants.

*Results of the investigation including appropriate statisitcal information (e.g. The experimental group showed a 39% increase, and using a Student's t-test this was shown to be 99% reliable)

*A statement about which hypothesis was accepted.

*The conclusion.

Although the abstract is the first piece of information the reader meets, it cannot be written until the rest of the report is finalised and should be left until all other sections have been written."

Hope that helps :smile: