How to Write a Good Abstract for a Research Paper

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How to Write a Good Abstract for a Research Paper
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Sections Of An Abstract

• There are several sections that need to be
  included background, methods, results and
  conclusions. Sometimes different universities
  require slightly different titles for the
  sections, so check with your tutor about this.

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BACKGROUND
This section should be no longer than two or
three sentences and should shortly describe the
following

• Information that is already available to the
  reader about the topic
• Connection between available information and the
  research paper (what needs to be examined by you)

In some cases background is written in one
sentence the length really depends on the length
of entire paper. The main purpose of this section
is to provide the reader with background
information about the subject and provide a
smooth transition to the next section. Please pay
attention to the length of your abstract because
the more space you use for it, the less space
will be there for presentation of the results.
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METHODS OF STUDY
The main purpose of this section is to show the
reader what have you done in order to prove your
point, and how did you do it.

• There are mandatory elements which should be
  included, such as sample size, duration of study,
  and numbers of people in groups and so on.

• For example, if you are writing a paper on
  medical topic, you may include information about
  means of gathering, sample sizes in various
  groups, experiments setting (if necessary), time
  of the study and instruments that were used on
  patients and so on.

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RESULTS OF THE FINDINGS
This section is considered to be the most
important, because professors expect the highest
quality possible.

• Naturally, it is the longest part of the abstract
  and should include as much relevant information
  as it can.

• Lets continue with medical example here you may
  include the number if people that were
  participating in your study, drop rates, results
  of your primary and secondary analysis, existing
  risks, limitation of the study and standard
  variations.

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CONCLUSIONS
Thats the lesson part of the abstract it
should convey outcomes of the study as precise as
possible.

• Describe primary results of the research and
  secondary findings and include perspective data
  on the subject.

It is recommended not to claim about something
that presented data can prove because writers
should be trusted by readers.
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