In short, she will present an argument to her reader concerning what these results can, and cannot, tell him about the problem at hand. The writer will summarize briefly her results and their implications. Every reader, no matter what his profession or academic discipline, prefers prose that is clear, concise, and coherent. For advice on how to write better sentences, see our section on Attending to Style. Understand, however, that writing for a particular discipline means more than simply writing good sentences.
Every discipline has a preferred writing style.
If you are a humanities student, you will certainly be somewhat put off by the style of writing in the social sciences. The reader mustn't feel that the writer is relying more on rhetoric than she is on evidence. Paragraphs must also be well crafted and coherent, but they mustn't belabor the point. Digressing to interesting but not immediately relevant observations is discouraged. In short, the social science paper should report clearly, concisely, thoroughly, and objectively the writer's findings.