Written in a conversational style, with theory and mathematics simplified, this guide will help students and practitioners who lack formal training in the research process to become educated consumers of research. The book covers the scientific method, reviewing the literature, and designing the experiment, and explains basic statistical concepts and methods. Separate chapters cover publishing the paper, the stand-alone abstract, the case report, and poster presentation. New to this second edition are an appendix on basic science writing, and a real manuscript containing comments of peer reviewers and the authors' responses. The book can be used as supplement to specialized statistics textbooks, or as a text for a short course in research for a two- or four-year respiratory care or other allied health program. The reader is assumed to have basic computer skills and access to math software. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)