BIOL 300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Lab Report, Test Statistic, Calibri
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Guidelines and tips for biol 300 lab report. Overall format: 12 pt. font, double spaced, standard (1 , 2. 5cm) margins, legible font (e. g. arial, calibri, If you chose to use references, only your bibliography can be on the 5th page. Points will be deducted for pages over length. Also, data" is plural, while datum" is singular: abbreviations must be defined when first used. Below are step- by- step guidelines for each section. These are suggestions, and not strict requirements. However, they represent a commonly used framework for scientific papers that you are sure to encounter again. Title: descriptive, summarizes main results or topic, while still being brief (5- 20 words) Introduction (~ 25 - 30% / - 1 page) Start with broad conceptual information and narrow focus to the point of the study by the end of the intro. Methods (~15 20% / ~ 1/2 1/3 page)
