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Would either of the following be an appropriate research question? And if so, what types of subproblems would you suggest?

Does lack of training for and access to the internet adversely affect the well-being of senior citizens?

How do providing senior citizens education for and access to the internet enhance their lives by providing social, health, and legal information resources?

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In terms of the way it is stated above, no, this would not be an appropriate research question because the question needs to be stated in such a way that you can acrually test for results that would either support your hypothesis or that they would disprove it. As it is stated, it is too open-ended and ...

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