The phrase "question to ascertain" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use this phrase when you are trying to learn something to help you make a decision. For example, "She asked a few questions to ascertain the likelihood of a successful outcome".
We need not pose a question to ascertain the outcome of the experiment.
It will be an interesting threshold question to ascertain to what extent members of the PBAC were aware of, or consulted in, the development of the AUSFTA articles relevant to the PBS.
Most survey-based studies of CRN have used a single global question to ascertain adherence and, therefore, could not discern whether patients cut back uniformly across their medications or selectively (6, 7, 12– 12).
The final section of the questionnaire started with a list of topics to explore graduates' motivations for joining the programme, and a follow-up question to ascertain the main motivation among those selected.
The follow-up survey also included a 'change in health' question to ascertain how much respondents believed their health had changed over the last year (i.e. since the administration of the baseline survey).
Highlight key words in the question to ascertain what you need to find out.
Ms. Jackson said that she asked enough questions to ascertain that Ms. Rennix was pregnant and had abdominal pain.
This will not be necessary for all providers– small volumes of low risk personal data may be secured with a few quick questions to ascertain security awareness and the existence of procedures.
We asked several questions to ascertain subjects' fall experiences after the ED visit leading to study enrollment (Table 1).
In summary, the questionnaire included questions on personal data, inquiry on socio-economic status based primarily on education to avoid direct questions about income, and medical inquiry to diagnose migraine and TTH according to the ICHD-2 classification criteria as well as questions to ascertain the number of days associated with headache and use of acute or preventive medication.
It analyses their plans over the next six months with respect to capital spending, sales, and employment expectations, along with questions to ascertain the reasoning behind the optimism or pessimism.
