Things to remember for
poster presentation/ results
section of paper
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Use bullet points when possible
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particularly: bullet point your hypothesis, the participants, design,
materials and procedure
In the results:
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state what your dependent variable was
what test you used to test your hypothesis
 “We
ran an independent samples t-test to to test whether or not…”
 “We
ran a one-way ANOVA to test…”
Report the test statistic in APA style
 t(degrees
 t(92)
of freedom) = t test statistic, p= significance level
= -.66, p = .25
Degrees of
freedom=
df
Tstatistic
Significance
Reading SPSS output- independent samples t-test
t(92) = -6.94, p < .001
t and p should be in italics
Use means to discuss how the two groups were different, and to put in a table or figure
Reading SPSS output-ANOVA
F(2,91) = 2.205, p = .12
F and p should be in italics
Use means to discuss how the groups were different, and to put in a table or figure
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After reporting the significance, state whether your hypothesis was supported or not
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If your results show that p is less than .05, then it is statistically significant
 Look
at the means to decide if the results support your hypothesis
 Was
 The
the difference you predicted represented in the results?
means might not support your hypothesis but the result might still be significant
 State
that your hypothesis was not supported but that you did find a significant
result in the opposite direction
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If your results show that p is greater than .05, then it is not statistically significant so you
fail to reject the null hypothesis
 Still
report what the overall trend was between the groups
 Example:
There was no significant result, but the data show a trend that
participants who listened to distracting noise remembered less words compared
to those who did not listen to anything.
Reporting in APA Style (For GP paper)
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Example for SPSS output slide:
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An independent samples t-test revealed that regular coffee drinkers (M = 74.58, SD = 2.85, N = 40)
had significantly higher baseline heart rate scores compared to non-coffee drinkers (M = 70.81, SD
= 2.40, N = 54), t(92) = -6.94, p < .001.
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Example of a significant one-way ANOVA:
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There was a significant effect of condition on the statistics quiz scores, F(3,90) = 7.88, p <.001, such
that scores in the easy condition were higher compared to scores in the moderate, difficult and
impossible conditions.
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Example of a significant two-way ANOVA (will help if you had trouble on the class
experiment paper):
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A two-way ANOVA revealed a main effect of subject of interaction on likelihood of social
interaction, F(1, 90) = 8.47, p = .005. The likelihood of a social interaction was higher when
you see your ex compared to when you see your boss. There was also a main effect of the
alcohol consumption on likelihood of social interaction, F(1, 90) = 40.83, p < .001. The
likelihood of a social interaction was higher when intoxicated compared to sober. The
interaction between subject of interaction and alcohol consumption was also significant,
F(1, 90) = .01, p = .04. When intoxicated, individuals are more likely to interact with their ex
compared to when they are sober. However, individuals are more likely to interact with their
boss when they are sober compared to when they are intoxicated.
APA style table and figure
Table 1 and description go
about the table, description is
in italics
Figure 1 and
description go below
the figure, figure 1 is in
italics
No title, remove
grid lines