Mistakes solvable by looking at your paper:
Paras 1 full page long
Using first names in citations
Appendices, not tables for computations.
Length
Stat/analysis mistakes
Putting expected values in tables
Compared your # of Blacks in ads to W&V's
# of ads with Blacks
Misunderstanding of nonsignificant results:
"inconclusive" or interpreting diffs
that were ns.
not interpreting/explaining the results
Over-explaining the p-level. If significant:
"This means the result would occur
less than 5 in a 100 times by chance."
If ns, "This means that there is about a
30 in 100 chance of the result occurring by
chance."
Conceptual errors
Referring to the study as an "Experiment"
Not stating your hypotheses
Not justifying hypos
"proving"
"Seeking to prove or find something"
Grossly overstating conclusions.
Overstated or unjustified claims in general.
If it is not a fact (in the scientific
sense), do not present it as a fact.
Writing Errors
Non-sentences
Typos
run-ons
Not referencing citations
Organizational Errors
Not summarizing your results at the beginning of
the discussion
Tables out of order