Analiza jednostek badawczych w wiodących województwach w Polsce

The main objective of the article is to present the changes that have been accomplished in research units in the six main regions of Poland. To obtain the best analytical result the author applied various statistic methods (for example: chain relative, test chi - square of independence). The analysis covered the period 2000 - 2009. The publication consists of an introduction, three chapters and the ending which contains some conclusions.