Results vs. Discussion

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dfmhs
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Project Question: Topological defects in multiferroic hexagonal manganites, particularly vortex-antivortex pair annihilation caused by a trimerization of ferroelectric domains.
Project Due Date: My research officially ends August 20th, along with a research paper and poster presentation.
I plan on entering science competitions such as Siemens (due by September 30th)
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Results vs. Discussion

Post by dfmhs »

I noticed that in many peer reviewed articles, the results and discussion are clumped into one section.
But for competitions like Siemens, results and discussion are separate sections.

What exactly is the difference between results and discussion?
How much analysis should there be in the results?
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Re: Results vs. Discussion

Post by k4gfwgerry »

Hi dfmhs -
Results imply what was observed by the tests that you ran without interpretation. The Discussion would be your interpretation of the results and should prove or disprove your initial hypothesis. I hope that helps.
Gerry Gruenbaum
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