Dr. Tom is doing research about the vampire in American society. What is the first problem he must solve before he selects a research design method?
a. People have such strong reactions to vampires that an objective index will be hard to write.
b. Vampires do not exist, so how can this be an empirical study?
c. Can a big enough selection of cases related to vampires be identified for research?
d. How many variables are related to vampires?
e. What is the operational definition of a vampire in this research?
E
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