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	研究課題設定	仮説構築
分野	研究方法論	研究方法論
系統	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
提唱年	1950	1925
提唱者	Kerlinger, Campbell, & Fisher (1950s–1990s research methodology literature)	Ronald Fisher (1920s) and Neyman-Pearson (1930s)
種類	Framework	Framework
原典	Kerlinger, F. N., & Lee, H. B. (1999). Foundations of Behavioral Research (4th ed.). Wadsworth.	Fisher, R. A. (1925). Statistical Methods for Research Workers. Oliver & Boyd.
別名	RQF, research question design	H0 and H1, null and alternative hypothesis
関連	2	1
概要	Research question formulation is the process of defining clear, focused, and answerable questions that guide a research study. A well-formulated research question specifies what a researcher seeks to investigate, distinguishing between independent and dependent variables (or phenomena), and sets the scope for literature review, methodological design, and data collection. Established in behavioral research literature in the mid-20th century, this framework remains foundational because it transforms vague research interests into testable, empirically grounded inquiries.	A hypothesis is a testable prediction or proposed explanation for a phenomenon, expressed as a relationship between variables. Hypothesis development is the process of formulating null hypotheses (H₀, asserting no effect or relationship) and alternative hypotheses (H₁, asserting an effect or relationship) before data collection. This framework emerged from frequentist statistical theory developed by Ronald Fisher in the 1920s and refined by Neyman and Pearson in the 1930s. Hypotheses are essential in quantitative research because they translate research questions into statements that can be tested using statistical inference.