(t=1.52, d.f.=268, P>.05) (Fig. 3).
Discussions
对于results中描述的实验数据，在这个部分中进一步诠释，解释每个结果的含义，为后面conclusion做准备。
discussions 的开头把实验的理论或者假说重复一遍，然后说明其中一个观点 1 The experiment’s results prove (recommend) the theory (hypothesis). 2 The experiment’s results disprove the theory (hypothesis). 3 The experiment’s results were inconclusive.
然后几个方面说明这个观点
What results confirm the opinion
is there reasonable doubt for your opinion? any possible flaws in the experimental design or holes in the results?
how do your results compare with similar experiments, why might your results differ.
Example:
Our team attempted to determine whether barometric pressure influences children’s ability to focus. in particular, we tested Tucker’s (1999) hypothesis, which states that children’s focus correlates negatively with barometric pressure.
The result show partial support for Tucker’s hypothesis. In particular, children focus significantly better when the barometric pressure is low than they do when the barometric pressure is neutral or high. however, children focused only slightly worse during high pressure than normal pressure. the unusually high standard deviation on the high -pressure day (Thursday) suggests that high barometric pressure might affect some children greatly and others very little.
the results suggest that, when diagnosing ADHD, practitioners should give the CPT when barometric pressure is neutral.
The experiment covers only three different days. A more comprehensive experiment should sample at least 10 different days.
Conclusion
概括一下results and the discussion的最主要最精华的部分。因为abstract和conclusion是被最常看的部分。 discussion 和conclusions 永远是两个不同的部分。
通常的：
1 the theory (hypothesis)
2 the results
example:
Conclusion
The purpose of this lab was to learn about the optimal foraging theory by measuring tree selection in beavers. We now know that the optimal foraging theory allows us to predict food-seeking behavior in beavers with