Research Questions and Hypotheses Checklist

• Evaluate the research questions and hypotheses using the Research Questions and Hypotheses Checklist as a guide
• Identify the type of quantitative research design used and explain how the researchers implemented the design
• Analyze alignment among the theory, problem, purpose, research questions and hypotheses, and design

 

Research Questions and Hypotheses Checklist

Use the following criteria to evaluate an author’s research questions and/or hypotheses.

Look for indications of the following:

• Is the research question(s) a logical extension of the purpose of the study?
• Does the research question(s) reflect the best question to address the problem?
• Does the research question(s) align with the design of the study?
• Does the research question(s) align with the method identified for collecting data? If the study is qualitative, does the research question(s) do as follows?
  • Relate the central question to the qualitative approach
  • Begin with What or How (not Why)
  • Focus on a single phenomenon
  • Use exploratory verbs
  • Use nondirectional language
  • Use an open-ended format
  • Specify the participants and research site If the study is quantitative:
    • Do the descriptive questions seek to describe responses to major variables?
    • Do the inferential questions seek to compare groups or relate variables?
    • Do the inferential questions follow from a theory?
    • Are the variables positioned consistently from independent/predictor to dependent/outcome in the inferential questions?
    • Is a null and/or alternative hypothesis provided as a predictive statement? © 2016 Laureate Education, Inc. Page 1 of 2

 

Research Theory, Design, and Methods 

• Is the hypothesis consistent with its respective research question?
• Does the question(s) and/or hypothesis specify the participants and research site? If the study is mixed methods, do the research questions and/or hypotheses do the following?
  • Include the characteristics of a good qualitative research question (as listed above)
  • Include the characteristics of a good quantitative research and/or hypothesis (as listed above)
  • Indicate how the researcher will mix or integrate the two approaches of the study
  • Specify the participants and research site
  • Convey the overall intent of the study that calls for a mixed methods approach

 

Article: Flynn, P. M., Ridgeway, J. L., Wieland, M. L., Williams, M. D., Haas, L. R., Kremers, W. K., & Breitkopf, C. R. (2013). Primary care utilization and mental health diagnoses among adult patients requiring interpreters: A retrospective cohort study. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 28(3), 386–391. doi: 10.1007/s11606-012-2159-5

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