Research Question Builder
Move from a vague idea to a testable, fundable research question using the PICO and SPIDER frameworks. Free to build: exporting your question needs a paid plan.
Build your research question
Research Question Builder Pro is part of the Practitioner plan. Move from a vague idea to a testable, fundable question using the PICO and SPIDER frameworks: with a quality checklist and method suggestions. Subscribe to build and export your own.
What are you investigating?
Describe your research area in plain language. Don't worry about structure yet.
Be as specific as you can about the population, intervention, and outcome you're interested in.
Choose Your Framework
Select the framework that best fits your research type.
PICO Components
Break your question into its core components.
Who are you studying? Be specific about geography, demographics, and eligibility.
What treatment, programme, or exposure are you examining?
What is the counterfactual? What happens without the intervention?
What measurable result are you looking for?
SPIDER Components
Break your question into its core components.
Who or what is your sample? Describe the group you're studying.
What phenomenon, behaviour, or experience are you investigating?
How will you evaluate or analyse the data?
Refine Your Question
Review and polish your research question. Edit it to be clear, specific, and feasible.
Edit freely. A good RQ is specific, measurable, and answerable with available data.
Your Research Question
Here's your structured research question with analysis and method suggestions.
Suggested Methods
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