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Below are 6 statements from proposals of doctoral students. Evaluate each as to whether it is an acceptable problem statement or not. REWRITE 2 of the unacceptable problem statements into an acceptable problem statement. A problem statement refers to a gap in the literature or practice designed to address something wrong or missing. A problem statement identifies a problem and asks a question about that problem and contains at least 2 variables.

1. The purpose of the study is to compare wages of men and women in the textile industry.
2. The focus of this research is on vouchers in education.
3. The investigator will determine the role of technological communication in effective leadership.
4. Nonintellective factors (emotional intelligence) are important predictors of leadership success, but are not included in the curriculum in any formal way. Only intellective factors related to cognition are included.
5. While there is a large body of research that has explored leadership and organizational culture independently, the interconnection between these constructs remains more of an implicit theory than an empirical finding.