How to develop good research questions

Megan A. K. Peters ()
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Megan A. K. Peters: University of California Irvine

Nature Human Behaviour, 2025, vol. 9, issue 9, 1759-1761

Abstract: Designing good research questions goes well beyond the standard definitions of clarity, focus and tractability, and even beyond ‘novelty’ in the strictest sense. This Comment describes the iterative creative process for designing good research questions, and includes practical suggestions and ways to avoid common traps.

Date: 2025
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