: Re: How can I mention errors in the data that I received in my thesis? Where to mention it? I received data for data analysis for my Bachelor-Thesis. I still got 4 weeks left to finish the 40

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It's been a while since I wrote a scientific thesis, so apologies, but this sounds like it would be discussed in "Results" section to the reasons why your data was returning bad values and what misstep in your methods you can attribute to that results. The Methods section is listing the steps you took to get the data returned, so it should not be relevant to change, provided you acknowledge your mistake in the results section.

You should also have a conclusion section where you should right your initial conclusion and follow up with a revised conclusion based on the problematic return. Best form is to draw all possible conclusions you can with the data that was not returned in an erroneous manner to the best you can, then acknowledge what cannot be concluded because of the bad data, and note that the modification that could correct this error in your testing. Science is as much about proving what you know as it is acknowledging what was not proven and why.

In the event that the entire data returned invalidates any conclusion. Start with admitting the problem, and showing what steps were not taken that lead to this situation. You may be able to get away with discussing initial conclusions, but be mindful that this is inconclusive without the right data set. If the conclusion is so off it is absurd, discuss the logical reasons of why this cannot be accepted as a valid possibility.

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