Originally published by Juta in 2001. Copyright reverted to authors in 2022. Text below is reconstructed from original author files before copy editing (warts and all).

Text was designed for science and engineering students in South Africa.

• Preface and acknowledgements
• Inroduction
• Part 1: Getting Started
• Part 2: Data and Designs
• Part 3: Statistics in Research
• Part 4: Research Writing
• Part 5: Broader Issues in Research
• End matter