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While most speech-language pathologists and audiologists pursue clinical practice rather than research careers, they need to understand the scientific base that their clinical work is built upon. This text covers the principles of research design, data analysis, and presentation of findings pertinent to communication sciences and disorders. Whether the learner intends to perform research or will be a consumer of scientific literature, this text provides the foundational knowledge of scientific reasoning and the methods for scientific inquiry necessary for performing and understanding research.