The nurse researcher is writing the operational definition of a study variable. What information should be included in this definition?
1. How the variable relates to the hypothesis.
2. How the variable is defined in the study.
3. How the variable will be measured in a study.
4. How the variable relates to the specific group to be studied.
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Rationale 1: The hypothesis does not include the operational definition of the variables.
Rationale 2: This is the conceptual definition.
Rationale 3: An operational definition indicates how a variable will be observed or measured in a study.
Rationale 4: This is not the purpose of the operational definition.
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