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050 00 RK80 |b.V66 2010 
100 1  Von Fraunhofer, J. A. |q(Joseph Anthony) 
245 10 Research writing in dentistry / |cJ. Anthony von 
       Fraunhofer. 
260    Ames, Iowa : |bWiley-Blackwell, |c2010 
300    ix, 187 p. : |bill. ; |c23 cm. 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0  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 --. 
505 8  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. 
520    "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 
650  0 Dentistry |xResearch |xMethodology 
650  0 Technical writing