Select the problem statement with the preferred format
1. Is there a correlation between a student's grade point average and performance on NCLEX-RN?
2. Are children who are frightened by the dark more likely to be frightened in the hospital?
3. Will prenatal clinic clients be less prepared for labor and delivery than clients of a private obstetrician?
4. Do nurses show more kindness to children who are considered nice looking than those who are considered ordinary?
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Rationale 1: "Is there a correlation between a student's grade point average and performance on NCLEX-RN?" is correct because it is written in a neutral, nonpredictive form.
Rationale 2: The words "more likely" make this statement incorrect because they identify a prediction, which should be stated in the hypotheses, not in the problem statement.
Rationale 3: The words "less prepared" make this statement incorrect because they identify a prediction, which should be stated in the hypotheses, not in the problem statement.
Rationale 4: The words "more kindness" make this statement incorrect because they identify a prediction, which should be stated in the hypotheses, not in the problem statement.
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