Which of the following additional items are considered poor scholarly writing and, consequently, should not appear in a published research report? (Select all that apply.)
a. "Subjects A and B completed the trial in half the time taken by other subjects, without caffeine enhancement. Hah!"
b. "Subject attrition was nil. Not one person dropped out of the study, even in progress. Except the ones we kicked out, of course."
c. "Subject's responses were markedly different across groups."
d. "The intervention group was expected to document symptoms at least daily, using a journal. Twice-daily documentation was encouraged."
e. "Instruments were calibrated, both before, and after, use: they were cleaned, as well; using soap and water."
ANS: A, B, C, E
A quality research report has no errors in punctuation, spelling, or sentence structure. It is also important to avoid confusing words, clichés, jargon, and excessive wordiness and abbreviations. Word processing programs have "tools" commands that have the capacity to proofread manuscripts for errors.
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