LabWriteUp is a report writing application for students and researchers in science
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Participants
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Participants
In the participants subsection of a report you should: (1) state the population from which the sample is drawn and how you chose the sample, (2) describe the sample in terms of the number recruited, age range, mean age, male/female ratio, and how participants were allocated to conditions, and (3) describe the sample using other statistics if necessary, depending on the nature of the study.
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Remember that people who participate in research are referred to as participants and not subjects. Use subjects when referring to nonhuman animals in an experiment.