Electrical Lab Report Format

Front Matter Objective Equipment Procedure
Results Discussion Conclusion Back Matter

Discussion

Your discussion is the single most important part of your report. In it, you will show your reader that you understand the experiment and can interpret it. Analyze and explain your results, focusing your attention on questions like these:

  • What results were expected? What results were obtained? If there were any discrepancies, how can you account for them?


  • Do any of your results have particular technical or theoretical interest?


  • How do your results relate to your experimental objective(s)?


  • How do your results compare to those obtained in similar investigations?


  • What are the strengths and limitations of your experimental design?


  • If you encountered difficulties in the experiment, what were their sources? How might they be avoided in future experiments?