Guidelines: Skills for IB Majors
A flow chart of the steps used in scientific inquiry with a concrete example of one complete inquiry.
All the ‘jargon’ used in the scientific process, including those involved with hypothesis testing,
experimental design, figures, and statistics.
Simple set of steps to take to do an electronic search for literature for your project.
A beginner’s primer: 3 basic steps to follow in learning to describe and interpret scientific graphs.
Includes explanation and formula for use in descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, range)
and these analytical statistics:
How to Choose Among Statistical Tests
- t-text, Chi-square (contingency test), correlation, regression, ANOVA.
Statistical Test Flow Diagram
- Criteria to use in selecting the statistical test appropriate for your experimental design.
- A hierarchical flow diagram to use in selecting the appropriate statistical test to use.
Step-by-step instructions on how to produce figures and complete descriptive and analytical
statistics using EXCEL. Also examples of how to write results, including reference to
figures/tables and statistical summary.
same skills as in Guidelines for How to Make Figures and Do Statistics in
Excel 2010/2011, but for versions of EXCEL 2003/2004
Hints to use in writing an abstract, including its six basic components; an example is given.
Detailed instructions on how to write Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion, and format
to use for Literature Cited of a scientific manuscript. When beginning to write an entire paper,
start here to see all the steps and details to follow.
A complete manuscript is here, together with pointers highlighted at the side of many parts.
Hints on how to create and deliver a successful 15-minute oral presentation.
Guidance for how to lead the discussion of a scientific paper.
A detailed guideline for making a poster- including tips on design and formatting and tips for clearer content.
A simple visual template for making a poster - with directions and tips for each component.