Section outline

  • Lecture:  

    Research Results: the Visual Display of Data

    and

    Good Endings: the Discussion Section of a Research Manuscript

    Faculty: Vivek Jain. MD, MAS and Alison Huang, MD, MAS

    Location:       Mission Hall 1400

    The first half of this session (led by Dr. Vivek Jain) will focus on preparing visually compelling tables, graphs, and figures to present research data. We will consider examples of more and less effective presentation of research tables and figures and discuss strategies for improving the format or presentation. We will also review tips for developing written text that frames and/or highlights the visual display of research data.

    The second half of the session (led by Dr. Alison Huang) will focus on preparing results discussion sections for research manuscripts. We will examine strategies for drafting results and discussion sections that highlight the most important study findings without restating information from the results, acknowledge the limitations of the research without undermining its strengths, and guide readers in interpreting study findings in the context of previous work.

    • Session Slides:

    • Presenting Research Data slides File
      Not available unless: You belong to Registered Students Only
    • Good Endings File
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    • Session Audio/Video Recording (Access restricted to registered students):

    • Watch URL
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    • Required Reading:

      Browner WS. Publishing and Presenting Clinical Research, 3rd Ed, Chapters 5, 6, 7, and 8.

    • Optional Reading:

    • Excerpts from Edward Tufte’s The Visual Display of Quantitative Information. File
      Not available unless: Your ID number contains 02

    • Assignment #3: Submit a table and a figure that present the same research data in two different ways, along with text to summarize the most important findings and describe their implications – due by noon on May 21.

    • Assignment 3 instructions and template File
    • Assignment 3