Deck 14: Reports and Presentations of Results

Question 1

Which section of a research report provides the current knowledge regarding a given topic area, including substantive, theoretical, or methodological findings related to that topic?

A) Abstract
B) Results
C) Literature Review/Background
D) Methods

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which section in a report/presentation answers the who, what, when, where, why, and how questions?

A) Discussion
B) Methods
C) Results
D) Background

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Prior to conducting a research investigation, whose approval is needed?

A) American Medical Association (AMA)
B) Institutional review board (IRB)
C) American Public Health Association (APHA)
D) U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE)

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Where are Appendices placed within a report?

A) On the Table of Contents page
B) Beneath the abstract
C) At the end of the report
D) Just before the Methods section

Question 5

When making PowerPoint presentations, which rule suggests having five bullet points on each side, with no more than five words per line of each bullet point?

A) Presenter's rule
B) 5 × 5 rule
C) Oral presentation rule
D) DALYs rule

Question 6

Which section of the research report compares the results of the current study to the results of similar studies conducted previously?

A) Discussion
B) Conclusion
C) Key Points
D) Abstract

Question 7

Which of the following represents a simple report outline?

A) Introduction, Key Points, Background, Recommendations, Conclusion, References
B) Introduction, Background, Key Points, Recommendations, Conclusion, References
C) Background, Introduction, Key Points, Recommendations, Conclusion, References
D) Introduction, Background, Key Points, References, Recommendations, Conclusion

Question 8

Which of the following represents the outline of an Introduction section?

A) Statement of the problem, purpose of the study, scope of the study
B) Focus topic, narrow-focus topic, gap in knowledge for the topic
C) Sampling, study design, setting, pilot test, data collection
D) Statistical methods, qualitative methods, tables, graphs and figures

Question 9

Poster presentations are commonly presented at:

A) conferences.
B) USF College of Public Health.
C) research events/clinical settings.
D) All of the above

Question 10

Research reports compare the current results with the previous results, if any are known.

Question 11

Technical reports are almost always published in peer-reviewed journals.

Question 12

Abstracts and executive summaries are usually written first.

Question 13

The Introduction section of a report is usually a rewritten version of the abstract.

Question 14

All investigations have limitations.

Question 15

The abstract, executive summary, and conclusion are the most frequently read sections of the report.

Question 16

Journals are beginning to see the value of publishing results that are not statistically significant.

Question 17

Although abstracts or executive summaries appear first in a report, they are written last.

Question 18

_____________ reports aim to state how the problem was solved or to propose solutions.

Question 19

_____________ and ______________ presentations are the two basic formats used to present the results of research findings.

Question 20

________________ is most important when configuring poster presentations and poster designs.

Question 21

Technological errors can occur when making presentations. To mitigate this concern, it is best to have the presentation available in ___________ formats.

Question 22

________________ ______________ are written using specialized language for an audience of experts.

Question 23

The most common _____________ is trying to fit too much information on the poster. Each segment of the poster should have ________________ space, so the segments do not run together.

Question 24

Give at least three tips for successful presentations.

Question 25

Give two ways to reduce writer's block.