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 Follow this [[https://www.thoughtco.com/how-to-write-a-lab-report-606052|LINK]] to get some additional ideas of how to write a good report Follow this [[https://www.thoughtco.com/how-to-write-a-lab-report-606052|LINK]] to get some additional ideas of how to write a good report
  
-<fs 1.5em><wrap tip>It is a good idea to carefully read the guidelines {{ :general:documentation:how_to_write_scientific_text.pdf |How to write scientific text}}</wrap></fs>+<wrap tip>It is a good idea to carefully read the guidelines {{ :general:documentation:how_to_write_scientific_text.pdf |How to write scientific text}}</wrap>
 ===== Some additional points to consider ===== ===== Some additional points to consider =====
  
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 ==== Tables ==== ==== Tables ====
 Like with figures, think about the information that should be provided with a table Like with figures, think about the information that should be provided with a table
-  * **tables have to be successively numbered** according to the order they are referred to in the text+  * **tables have to be successively numbered** according to the order they are referred to in the text. You must not mention Table 2 before Table 1.
   * **each table has to be mentioned in the text**   * **each table has to be mentioned in the text**
   * **each table has an informative title**. Table columns can be explained in the table footnotes   * **each table has an informative title**. Table columns can be explained in the table footnotes
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 ==== References ==== ==== References ====
-<wrap important></wrap>Remember why we use references? This is because we have to back up each statement in a scientific text with supporting evidences. These can be either previously published **and** peer-reviewed literature, or own data. In either case, the supporting information must be invariant with time. Thus, **Wikipedia cannot serve as a reference for scientific text** for several reasons. One of the most important ones is that article contents are subject to change over time!+<wrap important></wrap>Remember why we use references? This is because we have to back up each statement in a scientific text with supporting evidences. Supporting evidence is either your own data, or it stems from previously published **and** peer-reviewed literature with a stable digital object identified. In either case, the supporting information must be invariant with time. Thus, **Wikipedia cannot serve as a reference for scientific text** for several reasons. One of the most important ones is that article contents are subject to change over time! See the {{ :general:documentation:references-in-scientific-text.pdf |PDF}} provided by the Goethe University Frankfurt on this topic.
    * Make sure that references in the text, and your bibliography is correctly and consistently formatted. We prefer the //author, year// format for in-text citations over numbers.    * Make sure that references in the text, and your bibliography is correctly and consistently formatted. We prefer the //author, year// format for in-text citations over numbers.
 You can read more about how to cite in this document provided by the University of Cologne (in German only): [[http://uni-koeln.de/phil-fak/storyline2/story_content/external_files/Handout_%C3%9Cberpr%C3%BCfbarkeit.pdf|Handout_Ueberpruefbarkeit]]  You can read more about how to cite in this document provided by the University of Cologne (in German only): [[http://uni-koeln.de/phil-fak/storyline2/story_content/external_files/Handout_%C3%9Cberpr%C3%BCfbarkeit.pdf|Handout_Ueberpruefbarkeit]]