Bayyinah Research Academy

From Question to Publication

A structured series that builds research skills step by step — starting with the decision that shapes everything else: the research question.

Lessons 1–3 are live — click to read (English & Arabic). The rest are coming soon.

1

Find Your Research Gap Read →

Turn a clinical observation into a defensible gap in one afternoon — with free AI tools. · بالعربية

2

Write a Strong Research Question Read →

Frame it with PICOT, score it with FINER, then design the study. · بالعربية

3

Do a Proper Literature Review Read →

The right databases, plus Consensus / Elicit / Scite / AnswerThis compared. · بالعربية

4

Choosing the Right Study Design Soon

How the question drives observational, experimental, or review designs.

5

Choosing the Right Statistical Test Soon

Selecting an appropriate test by outcome type and data structure.

6

p-values, Confidence Intervals & Effect Sizes Soon

Reading results with both statistical and clinical relevance in mind.

7

Odds Ratio vs Risk Ratio vs Hazard Ratio Soon

What each measure means and when to use it.

8

Confounding, Bias & Adjustment Soon

Recognising threats to validity and how to address them.

9

Reading a Regression Table Soon

Interpreting coefficients, intervals, and model outputs.

10

From Results to Manuscript Soon

Interpreting and reporting findings for publication.

Lesson 1 · Spotlight

Writing a Strong Research Question

A strong research question determines the study design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, and publication strategy. Not every question uses the same framework — Lesson 1 shows you how to choose.

PICOT

Interventions and comparative clinical questions.

PEO

Exposure and observational questions.

SPIDER

Qualitative and mixed-methods questions.

PICo

Qualitative, context-based questions.

ECLIPSE

Service evaluation questions.

Worked example

See a full PICOT question built from a clinical scenario.