Describe the differences in how a researcher presents results in a journal article and a conference presentation
What will be an ideal response?
ANS:
A conference paper is less formal and more precisely geared to a particular audience than is a journal article. One has only a brief period of time at a conference to present a report; therefore it should focus on the most important aspects of the study. At a conference, one can also give reports of an incomplete but ongoing research project.
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