Summary
Contents
Subject index
Research Questions and Hypotheses
Research Questions and Hypotheses
Chapter Outline
- What is a Research Question?
- Some Examples of Properly Stated Research Questions
- Some Examples of Questions that are not Research Questions
- What is a Hypothesis?
- Some Examples of Properly Stated Hypotheses
- Relevance for Research Design
- Should Nursing Research Address Research Questions or Hypotheses?
- Study Suggestions
Key Terms: research question, hypothesis
Most nursing studies are guided by research questions. Some studies test or generate hypotheses. A few have both research questions and hypotheses. In this chapter, I discuss the difference between a research question and a hypothesis, the phrasing of questions and hypotheses (including some good and some bad examples), and the connections between research questions/hypotheses and research designs.
What is a Research Question?
A research question is an interrogative sentence that poses a researchable problem regarding the ...
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