What is research? -- Research planning -- Performing research -- How to design a research study -- Non-bench Research -- Sources of Error and Avoiding the "Whoops" Factor -- Reports, dissertations and scientific papers -- Introduction and Literature review -- Methods and materials (experimental) -- Results -- The discussion -- Conclusions -- The abstract -- Writing style and technique -- Getting published --

Basic statistics -- Data and data distributions -- Averages (measures of central tendency) -- Measures of dispersion -- Probability and the Normal curve -- Presentation of data -- Comparing sample means -- Student's t-test -- Analysis of variance -- Power analysis -- Multiple comparisons -- Chi square test -- Correlation and regression -- Weibull analysis -- Ranking tests.

"How to Do Research and Write It Up provides its readers with a uniquely practical guide to selecting, designing, and writing up a research project. Of particular use to the dental student, both pre- and post-doctoral, this is a no-nonsense guide that presents concrete advice and information that can be absorbed quickly and effectively. By asking simple questions, the useful book enables readers to develop, analyze and present a program of research work. How to Do Research and Write It Up begins with the basic principles of research: what it is and how to select a topic and plan a program. It then moves on to discuss study design, methods and materials, presenting results and undertaking a literature review. It concludes with a section on basic statistics and analysis. Precepts and guidance are illustrated throughout with examples from dentistry"--Provided by publisher.