Correlational Study Results Section Example. Use the past tense. Be concise and objective.
The results section should be written in the past tense. It focuses on the Figures representing the results rather than the results themselves and it does not introduce and refer to the Figures correctly. You may find it useful to read the above section on reporting the results of interviews.
If you have more than 3 or 4 variables in your paper you might want to put this descriptive information in a table to keep the text from being too choppy and.
As you are writing your results section keep a style guide on hand. More Tips for Writing a Results Section. Example B is an example from a poorly written results section. In the examples above the health effects of passive smoking and the greenhouse effect have been supported by so much robust correlational evidence that a causal relationship is accepted by scientists.