Lab 16

Question 1

Objectives lab 16

Answer 1

rate based experiment with good experimental design - especially appropriate controls, statistical analysis, organization to allow visualization of patterns and trends, and communicate findings

Question 2

What is the goal of a discussion section

Answer 2

Critically interpret key findings, integrate data from sources, design flaws and bias, explain unexpected results, summarize all findings and propose future experiments

Question 3

What is the goal of the results section

Answer 3

summarize results numerically and with tables, but does NOT analyze what they may mean, speculate, or draw conclusions

Question 4

What should be included in the figure caption?

Answer 4

Slopes, R^2, not on graph in caption, brief description of experiment, figure with caption should be standalone.

Question 5

Should software used for graphing be included in methods?

Answer 5

No, but software used for statistical analysis should.