1. Post a short description of a client population and a problem that affects that client population.

Example: Clients with severe symptoms of schizophrenia [population] have a high rate of readmission into inpatient psychiatric care [problem that affects population].

2. Then, for that population and problem, come up with a research question.

Example: Would increased access to outpatient therapy services decrease the rates of readmission for clients with severe symptoms of schizophrenia?

In coming up with a research question, make sure that the research question can be used to create a hypothesis. A good quantitative research question usually starts with “Does”, “Do”, or “Would” rather than a more qualitative question-geared word such as “How”.