Academic English Writing: Formulating Research Questions
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What is the primary purpose of a research question?

  • To generalize findings to a larger population
  • To establish cause-and-effect relationships
  • To identify and clarify a problem (correct)
  • To develop a hypothesis

According to the FINERMAPS criteria, what does the 'N' in FINERMAPS stand for?

  • Necessary
  • Novel (correct)
  • New
  • Neutral

What type of research question determines the characteristics and types of a phenomenon?

  • Comparative research question
  • Descriptive research question (correct)
  • Evaluative research question
  • Causal research question

Which of the following is an example of a research idea or research question?

<p>The effect of smoking on lung cancer (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a hypothesis?

<p>To predict the outcome of the research (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following sources is most likely to provide an idea for a research question?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of research question is used to determine the ability of a test to correctly diagnose a disease?

<p>Diagnosis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of research is used to develop models that facilitate understanding of the meaning people give to complex phenomena?

<p>Qualitative Research (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of intervention research questions?

<p>To achieve an effect on a condition to improve important outcomes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of research is evidence-based medicine primarily based on?

<p>Clinical Context (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of research questions are used to identify the characteristics of a disease?

<p>Descriptive (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of research questions arise when a researcher thinks of factors that will increase the likelihood of suffering from a disease?

<p>Causality and associations (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of research question is 'What are the incidence and factors of diabetes in Saudi Arabia?'

<p>Descriptive (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the 'P' in PICOT stand for?

<p>Population (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of research is concerned with exploring a phenomenon or lived experience?

<p>Qualitative (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a well-framed research question in evidence-based medicine?

<p>To specify PICO (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of research question is 'Is glucagon like peptide 1 receptor agonist effective in the reduction of weight?'

<p>Inferential (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the acronym for the framework used in qualitative and mixed methods research?

<p>SPIDER (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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