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Improving your writing using a readability calculator

There are a range of formulae that can be used to assess the readability of written text.  While these all have limitations, judicious use of several ‘readability' predictors can improve the clarity of...

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Harvard reference generator

        So you want to know how to cite a reference?  Here you can use 50 Harvard reference wizards to generate a bibliography, "Works Cited", references or citations to books, speeches, images, legal...

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Citing references correctly

If you are submitting assignments, essays or theses then you are required to correctly reference any ideas, images, data, reference lists you have used which are not your own. This also includes data...

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Improving your writing using a readability calculator

There are a range of formulae that can be used to assess the readability of written text.  While these all have limitations, judicious use of several ‘readability' predictors can improve the clarity of...

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Harvard reference generator

        So you want to know how to cite a reference?  Here you can use 50 Harvard reference wizards to generate a bibliography, "Works Cited", references or citations to books, speeches, images, legal...

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Citing references correctly

If you are submitting assignments, essays or theses then you are required to correctly reference any ideas, images, data, reference lists you have used which are not your own. This also includes data...

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Converting numbers to scientific notation and back to standard format

How to convert numbers to scientific notation and back to standard format? This article explains how to convert numbers to scientific notation and back again to standard format. It also contains two...

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How do you write your first research paper or review?

Many postgraduate students find it challenging to write their first research or review paper.  A guide produced by the author and Camilla (Millie) Preece may help.  A draft version of the guide in the...

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Accuracy, precision and error

It is important that students understand accuracy, precision and error before embarking on research projects and reflect this understanding in reports and dissertations. There is a free tutorial by...

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Harvard reference generator

        So you want to know how to cite a reference?  Here you can use 50 Harvard reference wizards to generate a bibliography, "Works Cited", references or citations to books, speeches, images, legal...

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Why do you need to cite your references correctly?

If you are submitting assignments, essays or theses then you are required to correctly reference any ideas, images, data, reference lists you have used which are not your own. This also includes data...

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Improving your writing using a readability calculator

There are a range of formulae that can be used to assess the readability of written text.  While these all have limitations, judicious use of several ‘readability' predictors can improve the clarity of...

View Article

Converting numbers to scientific notation and back to standard format

This article explains how to convert numbers to scientific notation and back again to standard format. It also contains two calculators that will enable calculations to be checked and that provide...

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How do you write your first research paper or review?

Many postgraduate students find it challenging to write their first research or review paper.  A guide produced by the author and Camilla (Millie) Preece may help.  A draft version of the guide in the...

View Article

Accuracy, precision and error

It is important that students understand accuracy, precision and error before embarking on research projects and reflect this understanding in reports and dissertations. There is a free tutorial by...

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