We conducted the study | instead of | The study was conducted by us |
We made mistakes | instead of | Mistakes were made |
The dog bit the man | instead of | The man was bitten by the dog |
Be succinct. Avoid wordiness and redundancy.
they were |
in |
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summarize |
the reason is |
Avoid bias. Avoid labeling people (the elderly, the schizophrenics, normal, etc.).
Use past tense when discussing another researcher's work.