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==Description==
 
==Description==
 
The [[ANSI/NISO Scientific and Technical Reports]] standard details,
 
The [[ANSI/NISO Scientific and Technical Reports]] standard details,
 
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:A description of the methods, assumptions, and procedures used in an investigation is a required component. A succinct explanation of them enables readers to evaluate the results without referring extensively to the references. The description should be complete enough that a knowledgeable reader could duplicate the procedures of the investigation. The system of measurement (for example, metric or English) is identified. If the research included apparatus, instruments, or reagents, a description of the apparatus, the design and precision of the instruments, and the nature of the reagents are explained in this required section of text.
 
 
[[Methods, Assumptions, and Procedures
 
 
 
A description of the methods, assumptions, and procedures used in an investigation is a  
 
required component. A succinct explanation of them enables readers to evaluate the results  
 
without referring extensively to the references. The description should be complete enough  
 
that a knowledgeable reader could duplicate the procedures of the investigation. The system  
 
of measurement (for example, metric or English) is identified. If the research included  
 
apparatus, instruments, or reagents, a description of the apparatus, the design and precision  
 
of the instruments, and the nature of the reagents are explained in this required section of  
 
text. (See also 6.5, Units and Numbers.)
 

Revision as of 16:19, 15 November 2020

A report cover (hereinafter, the Cover) is the the front and back of a report. The Cover is an optional part of report's front matter; when the Cover is included, it functions as a part of report's descriptive metadata.


Description

The ANSI/NISO Scientific and Technical Reports standard details,

A description of the methods, assumptions, and procedures used in an investigation is a required component. A succinct explanation of them enables readers to evaluate the results without referring extensively to the references. The description should be complete enough that a knowledgeable reader could duplicate the procedures of the investigation. The system of measurement (for example, metric or English) is identified. If the research included apparatus, instruments, or reagents, a description of the apparatus, the design and precision of the instruments, and the nature of the reagents are explained in this required section of text.