Conceiving The Research Question

Question 1

Research question

Answer 1

Is the uncertainty about something in the population that the investigator wants to resolve by making measurements on her study subjects

Question 2

How can one acquire research questions?

Answer 2

Scholarship
Attending conferences
Being skeptical about prevailing beliefs

Question 3

What is FINER criteria for a good research question?

Answer 3

Feasible 
Interesting 
Novel
Ethical
Relevant

Question 4

Translational research

Answer 4

Refers to studies of how to translate findings from the ivory tower into the “real world.”

Question 5

T1

Answer 5

Applying basic science findings from laboratory research in clinical studies of patients

Question 6

T2

Answer 6

Applying the findings of these clinical studies to alter health practices in the community