In the context of research, an operational definition of a variable is a precise description of ____
a. how the variable will be manipulated or measured
b. how data from the variable will be statistically analyzed
c. what the variable is expected to "do" according to the research hypothesis
d. what definition of the variable has been used in past studies
A
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