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dejastew

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on: Aug 4, 2018
Developing a good operational definition depends on
 
  A) making arbitrary decisions about how best to measure a variable.
  B) a combination of a knowledge of past research and making some arbitrary decisions.
  C) a knowledge of past research wisdom.
  D) sheer luck in picking the right definition.

Question 2

A good operational definition of a research variable
 
  A) specifies the type of statistical analysis to be employed.
  B) defines a variable on a consensual basis.
  C) defines the procedure so precisely that another researcher could easily perform the same procedure by following the description.
  D) defines the variable in terms of its frequency, duration, and intensity.


Kingjoffery

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Reply #1 on: Aug 4, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C


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