How to Write a Methods Section That Reviewers Accept
5 min read · For Canadian students
Methods structure for empirical papers in Canadian graduate programs.
Methods sections answer one question: could a competent researcher reproduce this?
Structure: design, participants, materials, procedure, analysis.
Participants: inclusion criteria, exclusion criteria, recruitment, sample size justification.
Materials: cite validated instruments. New ones need pilot and reliability data.
Procedure: past tense, chronological, with timing and setting.
Analysis: specify the test, software, and version.
Ethics approval and protocol number belong in methods.
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