Question

Before reading the next section, see whether you can puzzle out the answers to the following two questions. Consult with your classmates and instructors, if necessary, after the chapter.

Why must a question be formed before initiating the search?

The suggested question in the preceding section was “what are the leading causes of falls in older adults? “ why can’t you use a general topic such as “fails” for your search topic?

Answer 1

A question must be formed before initiating the search as it becomes the starting point of a research on which we can build further research. The underlying questions of a research project provide important information for deciding whether the topic is relevant, researchable, and significant. It decides what can be the dependent and the independent variables in a research. We can’t you use a general topic such as “fails” for our search topic as this will not lead to any specific information based on which we can frame a good research question, which we can verify experimentally.