The materials and methods section (or sometimes called the methods section) is the heart of your scientific article because it shows the credibility and validity of your work. The materials and methods section is a section in the scientific article containing the experimental design of the study.
What do you put in materials and methods?
Generally, this section should include a concise description of the materials, procedures, and equipment used, including how the study was conducted, how data were collected, and what statistical and/or graphical analyses were undertaken.
How do you do materials and methods in research?
Writing Materials and Methods:
- Ethical considerations.
- Study period, location and type.
- Describe the Subjects in detail.
- Describe how the subjects were prepared.
- Describe the study design and protocol.
- Explain how measurements were made and how calculations were performed.
- Describe statistical tests in sufficient detail.
