Results (labeled, centered, bold)
In this section,
describe how you analyzed the data and what you found. If your data analyses
were complex, feel free to break this section down into labeled subsections,
perhaps one section for each
hypothesis.
HYPOTHESIS: This study will test the following
hypotheses (1) A higher physical activity level will have a positive
relationship with the life flourishing score. *Please create and add in
the Null & Alternative Hypothesis
· Include a section for descriptive
statistics
· Refer to your Statistics textbook
for the proper way to report results in APA style.
· Each analysis can get its own
paragraph. E.g., one sub-section for “mood” and one for
“correlations with
personality.”
· All statistical symbols are
italicized: r, p, n, M, SD, etc.
· A t-test, for example, is
reported in the following format: t (18) = 3.57, p < .001, where 18 is the number of degrees of freedom (N – 2 for an independent- groups t-test).
· For a correlation: r (32) = -.52, p < .001, where 32 is the number of
degrees of freedom (N
– 2 for a correlation).
For a one-way ANOVA: F (2, 18) = 7.00, p < .001, where 2 represents the dfbetween and 18 represents dfwithin.
· Remember that if a finding has a p-value greater than .05, it is
“nonsignificant,” not “insignificant.” For nonsignificant findings, still
provide the exact p values.
· For correlations, be sure to report
the r-value as an assessment of the strength of the finding, to show
what proportion of variability is shared by the two variables you’re
correlating. For t- tests and ANOVAs, report eta2.
· Report exact p values to two or three decimal
places (e.g., p = .042; see p. 114 of APA manual).
· For p- values less than .001, simply put p < .001.
· Following the presentation of all
the statistics and numbers, be sure to state the nature of your finding(s) in
words and whether they support your hypothesis (e.g., “As predicted, …”).
This information can typically be presented in a sentence or two following the
numbers (within the same paragraph).
· Be sure to include the relevant
means and SDs.
· It may be useful to include a table
or figure to represent your results visually. Be sure to refer to these in your
paper (e.g., “As illustrated in Figure 1…”). Remember that you may present a
set of findings either
as a table or as a figure, but not as both. Make
sure that your text is not redundant with your tables/figures. For instance, if
you present a table of means and standard deviations, you do not need to also
report these in the text. However, if you use a figure to represent your
results, you may wish to report means and standard deviations in the text, as
these may not always be precisely ascertained by examining the figure. Do
describe the trends shown in the figure.
· Do not spend any time interpreting
or explaining the results; save that for the Discussion
section.
I have attached the data from the survey Outlook on Life & the Excel Sheet & Both articles
from where the questionnaires came from found in Global physical activity & New well being measures document.
Use these two links in addition to the attachments to help write the APA 7 results section:
1) https://www.scribbr.com/apa-style/results-section/
2) https://www.verywellmind.com/how-to-write-a-results-section-2795727
This link will help with the hypothesis & statistics:
https://online.stat.psu.edu/stat501/lesson/1/1.9
The attached results section pdf is a guideline, the statistics, correlation & t-test will help to evaluate and write statistics properly. You will write them in a Microsoft table and not copy
them from statistics software.
