it depends what field you're in and what you need to do with it. I have an office mate who only uses Matlab and claims its going to take over SPSS - which I doubt. I mainly use SPSS (which now does a lot of the stuff R was needed for e.g. bootstrapping) and I also use AMOS and Mplus for structural equation modelling.

But if you're only going to need to do a t-test or something then you might as well stick to SPSS.

you need to say where you live. In london it wouldn't go very far!

I have no idea! I've now written a non-tehnical version, but still with an overview (i.e. general research problem) and then by study. I think what she's getting at, is what does it add to the field. I don't really get why the bloke has to see this anyway. :-s I wouldn't be surprised if it was her lame-ass attempt of getting me to think more about the overall contribution - but I hate being tricked like that so if it is I'll be in a right mood!

I have to re-do my 1 page :-( but not really sure how, apparently it has to be more technical, but I don't really get why. And I'd structured it around my 3 studies, and apparently it just has to be an overview of the thesis - not by study :-( so confused!

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I had to do modules in my 1st year - but I got out of some of them with exemptions because I'd already covered the content elsewhere (and had evidence for that). So you could try that.

Otherwise I have no advice - are they pass/fail? if so do the bear minimum!

edited because I'm not sure if its bear or bare???? no bear doesn't sound right. eurgh SPSS has mangled my brain

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thanks guys! Its been rejected before from top top top level journals (x2) but for silly reasons - once cos of something my sup put in (she said the findings found that xyz - when they didn't! but she wouldn't let me take it out) and the second cos of the sample size (which is unavoidable and I've not justified it a lot more strongly)

So fingers crossed!

erm, maybe just close the document and don't save - then re-open it (assuming it hasn't autosaved or you've saved in the meantime and you won't lose data)

Done the 1 page (well its 2 pages) overview for external. - getting butterflies already and haven't even written the thesis!

Next Goal (although I'm sure I'll be called for lunch in a mo) is to do the work I'm actually supposed to be doing today i.e. non-PhD work!

woop - I've just submitted my article :-)

Next step - I have to produce a 1 page summary of my PhD for a potential external examiner :-( I've been putting it off for about 2 weeks now, so have to get one with it!

200!! 8-)

210 and counting!

215 and counting!

yeah, I think you may be right - which is very annoying :-s

If you're submitting to a journal and the abstract word limit is 100-200 words and your abstract is extremely well written (if I don't say so myself, lol) but is 220 words, what would you do?

Cut it, or assume that your within 10% and it'll be fine??

First goal

- proof read article and submit to journal :-)