ASKING QUESTIONS
Introduction
(2 pages)

Where do questions
come from?
(2 pages)

Background & foreground
questions
(4 pages)
Four part question (6 pages)
Types of question (7 pages)
Types of study (6 pages)
Summary

 

Types of Question

We've seen how to build structured questions using the PICO model. Now we'll look at what kind of evidence is likely to give us the best answer for the type of question we're asking.

We have already distinguished between "background" and "foreground" questions; now we'll consider questions in terms of whether they're about:

 

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