Presentation of result and

report writing, graphical

result of data, report
formatting
Ashmita Maharjan
Raman Shrestha
PRESENTED BY Sashi Singh
Gaurav Shakya
Archana Tamang
Content
s Introduction
Report Formatting

Tabular Presentation of
Data
Graphical Presentation of
Data

Oral Presentation
 Introduction
To present the research material in a systematic and predefined manner
Proper balance between the thinking of the researcher and the requirement of
the sponsoring agency is important
Report must contain all the important ingredients of the research in a
systematic and predetermined manner
A research report is an oral presentation or written statement whose
purpose is
to communicate research results, strategic recommendations
Deals primarily with the final written report required by an extensive research
project
Report Title Page

Formattin Letter of Transmittal

g Letter of Authorization

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Body

Appendix
Title Page

Includes the title of the study

Name and affiliation of the researcher
Month and year of the study
Name of the client
The title remains in capital letters and is placed at the center of the title
page Complete indication of the purpose of the research project
Letter of Transmittal

Brief description of the report's highlights

Personal and informal
Transmittal should not dive into the report findings

Letter of Authorization

Issued by the research-sponsoring agency to the research- conducting agency before the actual start
of the research
It is a formal letter
Includes the name and title of the person(s) who authorizes the researcher to conduct the research
Include a general description
Table of
Contents
Presents the list of topics included in the research report and the corresponding page
numbers
Arabic numerals are used
Generally numbered with roman numerals such as i, ii, iii, and so on

Executive
Summary
Capable of providing the information presented in the report in a summarized form
Contain the objective
Contains the summarized methodology and findings
Contains the conclusions, and the recommendations
Bod
y
Presents a broad and detailed study of the research
Consists of six sections
Introduction
Research objective
Research methodology
Results and findings
Conclusions and recommendations
Limitations of the research
Appendix

Information that is of significance to the researcher and reader

Can not be placed in the body part of the research report
No fixed universally accepted rule regarding the information
Includes copies of data collection forms
Includes statistical output details
Tabular presentation of data
• Tables are very effective tools for presenting data
• Allows writer to point out significant features
• Only relevant and important tables in the body part
• Use of important tables in the Appendix part
• Each table should have a proper table number
• Every table should have an appropriate title ready
• Explanation of the table entries should be properly supported by the footnotes
• Important to provide the source from where the table is taken
The table shows the sales of four leading cement companies: which if
arranged in descriptive paragraphs will be very difficult to understand

Year Ambuja L&T Madras Cement ACC

1994-1995 3209.1 32,747.4 2973.2 20,427

1995-1996 4292.3 42,876.2 3901.8 23,294.6

2005-2006 30,258.4 150,290.3 11,909.7 37,235.1

2006-2007 70,167 179,713.1 18,024.8 64,680.6

Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy Pvt. Ltd.

Graphical Presentation of Data

Graphs are used as supporting materials for presenting facts and figures

More appealing when we want to convey the trend of data

Helps the researcher understand the shape of the distribution
Software applications have made graphical presentation of
data easy
Commonly used methods of presenting data in graphs and charts
are:
Bar chart

Pie chart
Histogram
Frequency Polygon
Ogive
Scatter Plot
Oral Presentation
Provides a glimpse of the major findings of the research to the client audience
orally
An open presentation, where every person concerned with the research project is
invited to attend and ask a question
Identify the audience and arrange the presentation in accordance with their
understanding capacity
Make the presentation in bulleted points and highlight major findings separately
Used to make the audience comfortable with the data
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