Feasible research questions
Feasible in FINER focuses on time, scope, resources, expertise, and funding
When using the FINER framework, writing feasible research questions ensures that researchers are taking on a research project that can actually be completed. Feasible research questions can be answered. The feasibility of research questions focuses on objective aspects of the immediate empirical or clinical environment (time, scope, resources, expertise, funding, etc.).
Statistical power is also a central focus of feasibility. Researchers need to have access to a large enough pool of participants to sample from to conduct meaningful research. Without a large enough sample size, statistical power will decrease, meaning that researchers will be less likely to detect significant treatment effects.
Collaboration with other researchers is highly suggested to share the work load and integrate multiple viewpoints into the research question. In terms of scope, researchers should seek to be more deductive rather than inductive in order to write feasible research questions.
Talking with a statistical consultant or experienced researcher is wise when determining the feasibility of a research question.
Statistical power is also a central focus of feasibility. Researchers need to have access to a large enough pool of participants to sample from to conduct meaningful research. Without a large enough sample size, statistical power will decrease, meaning that researchers will be less likely to detect significant treatment effects.
Collaboration with other researchers is highly suggested to share the work load and integrate multiple viewpoints into the research question. In terms of scope, researchers should seek to be more deductive rather than inductive in order to write feasible research questions.
Talking with a statistical consultant or experienced researcher is wise when determining the feasibility of a research question.
Feasible research questions and FINER
Here are some questions to answer when writing feasible research questions with FINER.
- Can the research question be answered in the current and future clinical or empirical environment?
- Do researchers have access to an adequate pool of potential participants from the population of interest?
- Is there enough time to conduct the study?
- Does the scope of the study lead to attainable objectives?
- Is the effect size large enough to be detected and still hold clinical relevance?
- Do the researchers possess the necessary resources and expertise to conduct the study?
- Have the researchers consulted a statistician or methodologist regarding the feasibility of the study?
- Have researchers conducted a pilot study to establish a preliminary measure of effect size for an a priori power analysis?
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