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FINER Criteria for a Good Research Question

F Feasible
	Adequate number of subjects Adequate technical expertise Affordable in time and money Manageable in scope
I Interesting
	Getting the answer intrigues investigator, peers and community
N Novel
	Confirms, refutes or extends previous findings
E Ethical
	Amenable to a study that institutional review board will approve
R Relevant
	To scientific knowledge To clinical and health policy To future research

From Hulley SB, Cummings SR, Browner WS, Grady DG, Newman TB. Designing clinical research. In: Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2007.