ABSTRACT
The researcher will simply report the means and standard deviations relating to a hypothesis without discussing computational details. The statistical tests that were used and the program in which they were analyzed may be identified or in the Methods section. In these reports, descriptive statistics are reported first, followed by the results of tests of statistical significance. In reports of quantitative research, researchers typically do not describe the steps required to complete the statistical analyses. When research has tested a hypothesis or multiple hypotheses, these are restated and used to organize the presentation of results. It is usually best to report the results separately for each hypothesis, purpose, or question in the order in which they were introduced. The Results section is used to offer a presentation of the data and for providing context about specific results that may require elaboration.
