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Possible Questions As you read through you thesis, try to think about it from an examiner's point of view and write down some questions relating to your work. General questions that might arise include: tell me what you learned from your project why did you choose this project? what were the objectives of the project? were the objectives addressed? how did you go about doing (experiment A)? tell me another way of doing (method B) how did you know when you were finished? what would happen if __________? what did not work? why did you choose (method B)? what are the limitations of (method B)? if you were to start again, is there anything you would like to change? what were the best features of your project? why did you choose the statistical methods that are in your project? is there another possible explanation for your results? what further research would you liked to have conducted, and why? Don't be worried about admitting short-comings in your work. What you must try and do, however, is to suggest why an experiment hasn't 'worked' or an alternative method. There are also several hints and tips that can help you perform on the day.

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