How Do You Develop a Good Research Question

question 15

Multiple Choice

How do you develop a good research question?

• A) You craft the question so that it conveys the focus of the study in an easy to understand sentence or two.
• B) You define the scope or boundaries of the study and characterize the study as interdisciplinary.
• C) You answer the "so what?" question.
• D) All of the above are correct.
• E) None of the above is correct.

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Definitions:

Scientific Method

Systematic method of obtaining and evaluating information relevant to a problem.

Variable

Measurable factor or characteristic that can vary within an individual, between individuals, or both.

Dependent Variable

In experimental and statistical research, the variable being tested and measured, which is expected to change as a result of manipulations to the independent variable.

Hypothesis

Testable statement about two or more variables and the relationship between them.