Number Rules
General Rules
Paper Writing Guidelines
Citations
Statistics
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What is the format for all numbers listed in the abstract?
Numerals only
100
When are contractions used in scientific writing?
Never
100
Where is the page number located?
Top right corner
100
What specific information is used for an in-text citation?
Author's last name and year of publication
100
In what format are all statistical symbols?
Italics
200
If a sentence starts with a number, what is the format of the number?
The number is written as a word
200
What tense are scientific papers written in?
Past tense
200
What is a running header and how is it formatted?
Abbreviated version of title. Running head: SHORT TITLE
200
How do you separate multiple citations in a single parenthesis?
With a semi-colon. (Miller, 1999; Allen, 1997).
200
Is the format of this statistic correct? Why or why not? t(34) = 6.54, p < .05
Not correct. The t and p should be italicized
300
What are 3 instances where numerals (opposed to words) are used?
Abstract/ measures of time/ values greater than 10/ money/ scale points/ units of measurement
300
When are "significance" and "proof" used in scientific writing?
Significance- only in reference to statistics Proof- never used
300
What sections have their own page? What does the format of the heading for that section look like?
Abstract- centered, not bolded Introduction section- title of paper is centered, not bolded References- centered, not bolded
300
When do you use “and” or “&” in citations?
“And” is for citations in the text, “&” is used for parenthetical citations and in the references list.
300
When do you use “=” in reporting p values?
Whenever possible. Less than .001, use p < .001.
400
Is the format of the numbers in following sentence correct? If not, how could you correct it? Participants received one of two questionnaires each with 14 questions.
It is correct.
400
What are i.e. and e.g. used for?
I.e. - used for clarification E.g. - used for examples
400
If you have a short list in a sentence, how do you format it?
Use: (a), (b), (c), etc.
400
When do you use et al. in a citation?
For 3 authors- every citation after first 6 or more authors- use for every citation
400
Write this statistic in the proper format: t = 6.25, p = .03, df = 22
t(22) = 6.25, p = .03. t and p are italic
500
Is this sentence correct? If not, how can you correct it? There are 83 (80 males, three females) in the study.
No, three should be a numeral.
500
Is this sentence passive or active voice? Make it active voice if it is passive. The participants were given a survey to complete.
Passive. The participants completed the survey OR another variation.
500
List all of the sections of a paper and how the headers are formatted for each section.
Abstract, intro, method, results, discussion, references.
500
Format the correct citation with this info: Adaptive attentional attunement:evidence for mating-related perceptual bias Jon K. Maner, Matthew T. Gailliot, C. Nathan DeWall Evolution and Human Behavior, Volume 28, (2007) 28–36
Maner, J. K., Gailliot, M. T., & DeWall, C. N. (2007). Adaptive attentional attunement: Evidence for mating-related perceptual bias. Evolution and Human Behavior, 28, 28–36. Journal title and volume number italicized.
500
Put this information in sentence form and use parenthesis for the Mean and Standard Deviation: Mean = 24.765, Standard Deviation = 5.5311, Range = 18-30. This is the average age of a group of participants.
The average age of the participants ranged from 18 to 30 (M = 24.77, SD = 5.53). M and SD are italic.
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