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Information to Remember as You Write Your Conclusion and Experimental Evaluation

 


Conclusion: In this section you are discussing your results in relation to your original hypothesis.

Restate your hypothesis.

State averaged reults (for each of your IV points) +/- the standard deviation.

Describe how the results agree with the hypothesis. How do they disagree with the hypothesis. (Sometimes your data partly supports your hypothesis, sometimes the data partly disagrees with the hypothesis.)

Explain your results, or explain what should have happened.

Do not use the words "proven" or "unproven". Use the words "support" or "unsupported" when discussing your hypothesis and data.

If you used calculations to arrive at your results, these should be mentioned as part of your results. (average reaction rate +/- S.D.)

Discuss what the S.D. shows us about each point. Why might that be important?


Evaluating the Procedure & Results

State apparent and potential limitations, weakness, or sources of error. (In other words, what happened during the experiment, or what steps of your procedure could affect your data so it isn't as accurate as possible?) Try to identify those problems that might have the most influence on the accuracy of your data.


Improving the Investigation

Suggest methods to improve your procedure by providing specific suggestions that reduce the weaknesses of your lab design that were listed above. Some of you made improvements in your procedures during the course of the experiment. These can be discussed here.


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