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10-3×(6.36-10.2)a 10-3×(3.46-5.41)b 10-3×(6.38-10.5)a 10-3×(5.54-8.75)a 10-4×(8.52-13.7)c 10-4×(1.89-3.04)d
8.73+1.84x 8.85+1.68x 8.10+1.52x 8.76+1.76x 10.76+1.98x 12.20+1.95x
1985
LD50 μg·aphid-1
95% FL a)
Regression equation
9.19+1.81x
4.87×10-3
10-3×(3.66-6.48)a
6.42+1.87x
10.14+2.12x
3.20×10-3
10-3×(2.77-5.00)a
6.35+1.74x
9.12+1.85x
11.9+1.89x
2.07×10-4
13.7+2.31x
1.75×10-4
10-4×(3.69-6.18)a 10-4×(4.11-6.92)a 10-4×(3.50-5.78)a 10-4×(4.01-7.27)a 10-4×(1.62-2.63)b 10-4×(1.44-2.13)b
8.23+1.48x 8.59+1.80x 8.69+1.62x 7.25+1.22x 9.17+1.68x 13.2+2.2x
Results
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Present the facts Clear, accurate, and precise
Results
Use a conclusive sentence at the beginning of each section
12.5+1.58x

Six materials 8.00+1.92x
2.75×10-2
10-2×(2.17-3.48)ab
7.18+1.75x
8.28+1.90x
1.88×10-2
10-2×(1.48-2.38)b
7.05+1.78x

7.54+1.68x
3.05×10-2
10-2×(2.33-3.99)a
Always provide the statistical parameters in comparison of two or more treatments
(F = xxxx; df = x, y; P =/</> xxxx) (t = xxxx, df = x; P =/</> xxxx) (X2 = xxxx, df = x; P =/</> xxxx) (G = xxxx, df = x; P =/</> xxxx)
variables: regression equation, 12.9+1.80x 15.2+2.22x
3.84×10-5 2.60×10-5
10-5×(2.99-4.93)b 10-5×(2.12-3.18)b
8.93+1.34x 14.2+2.04x
1.15×10-3 2.91×10-5
10-3×(0.82-1.61)b 10-5×(2.33-3.63)c
10-1×(0.14-0.22)a 10-1×(0.13-0.22)a 10-1×(0.05-0.09)b 10-1×(0.07-0.12)b 10-1×(0.02-0.03)c 10-5×(1.29-2.29)d
10-2×(4.43-7.41)ab 10-2×(5.74-9.07)a 10-2×(3.14-5.00)b 10-2×(5.62-9.28)a 10-3×(7.96-11.4)c 10-3×(0.97-1.56)d
Results - Tips
If a figure can be used to show the data, use the figure
Pure tables of numbers can be difficult to interpret
Don't present the same data in several ways, choose the best way
5.80×10-3
10-3×(4.44-7.58)a
7.23+1.90x
9.33+1.75x
3.37×10-3
10-3×(2.56-4.44)a
6.88+1.82x
9.58+1.39x
4.72×10-4
10-4×(3.50-6.36)b
8.01+1.79x
12.79+1.62x
1.57×10-5
10-5×(1.19-2.07)c
Results
Tables Need exact values Complex data that were hard to show in figures
Overused
Table 1. Comparison of resistance of Aphis gossypii to six insecticides in five major cotton planting areas of Shandong, China in 1985, 1999 and 2004
It may be the second easiest part of the paper to write
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Numerical data: How to handle “numbers” How to present “the numbers”
Descriptive data: Pictures Photos Flow charts Description
10-2×(5.17-8.47)a 10-2×(6.45-11.9)a 10-2×(4.35-7.06)a 10-2×(6.39-10.1)a 10-2×(0.87-1.50)b 10-3×(0.89-1.37)c
imidacloprid
Binzhou Heze Liaocheng Dezhou Taian Susceptible
2.83×10-3 2.78×10-3 2.32×10-3
10-3×(1.96-4.09)a 10-3×(1.91-4.05)a 10-3×(1.73-3.12)a
Three
13.1+1.93x
6.77×10-5
10-5×(5.36-8.55)a
8.22+1.22x
2.25×10-3
10-3×(1.73-2.26)a
Results
Organizing and presenting data to promote better understanding of numerical results
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Data can be presented in: Tables Figures: Graphs and histograms Maps Photographs Drawings Flow charts or diagram A combinations of more than one type New: Video/websites/database

Three years 13.2+1.98x 13.5+2.05x 13.3+2.03x
6.73×10-5 7.35×10-5 7.81×10-5
10-5×(5.34-8.47)a 10-5×(5.90-9.16)a 10-5×(6.25-9.76)a
8.12+1.23x 8.07+1.20x 9.04+1.53x
carbosulfan
Binzhou Heze Liaocheng Dezhou Taian Susceptible
9.05+1.93x 9.77+2.02x 8.81+1.82x 9.26+1.98x 1.90x 11.9+1.90x
8.04×10-3 4.33×10-3 8.17×10-3 6.96×10-3 1.08×10-3 2.40×10-4
10.6+1.92x
1999 LD50 μg·aphid-1 0.17×10-1 0.17×10-1 0.07×10-1 0.09×10-1 0.02×10-1 1.72×10-5
5.73×10-2 7.04×10-2 3.96×10-2 7.22×10-2 9.53×10-3 1.23×10-3
95% FL a)
7.71+1.93x
Six locations 7.85+1.90x
8.51+1.48x
3.16×10-2 4.22×10-3