7 Criteria for a Strong Research Question

Nov 4, 2022

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Dr Tushar Chauhan

A research question is a statement of your research and is answered with experiments, hypothesis, logic and discussion.

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Here are some of the criteria for a strong research question.

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Firstly, the research question must be answerable by literature and research.

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Answerable

A strong research question focuses only on a single problem or limitation of knowledge.

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Focus

It’s important that the research question must be relevant to your topic, subject or field.

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Relevant

The important characteristic of a strong research question is specificity. It must be specific to a topic or query.

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Specific

The research question must be practical or feasible enough to answer within a given time frame.

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Practical

It must be a bit complex to obtain a strong answer which challenges the recent knowledge.

Not too simple

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The research question should be unique, it must not be partially or fully copied from other research.

Unique

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If your research question has these qualities, it is enough to do research and defend at the end. If you like this story please share and visit our blog for more content.

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