It is important to include a References section at the end of a report in which you used other sources. Informal or short reports may not have a references section or only a short one while more formal reports will likely have reference sections, sometimes very lengthy ones. If you included a section on the background of your research topic or discussed other theories and models related to your research, you will need a references section.
Reference sections are important because, like the sections on the procedure you used to gather data, they allow other researchers to build on or to duplicate your research. Without references, readers will not be able to tell whether the information that you present is credible, and they will not be able to find it for themselves. Reference sections also allow you to refer to other researchers' work without reviewing that work in detail. You can refer readers to your reference page for more information.
You should include references that......
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