An Operational Definition Is

question 43

Multiple Choice

An operational definition is:

• A)a statement that attempts to predict a set of phenomena and specifies relationships among variables that can be empirically tested.
• B)an organized system of assumptions and principles that purports to explain a specified set of phenomena and their interrelationships.
• C)the precise meaning of a term used to describe a variable,such as a type of behaviour that researchers want to measure.
• D)the principle that a scientific theory must make predications that are specific enough to expose the theory to the possibility of disconfirmation.

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Definitions:

Activity Variance

The difference between the budgeted amount for an activity and the actual amount spent.

Budgeting

The process of creating a plan to spend your money, outlining how much revenue a company anticipates receiving and how much it expects to spend over a specific period.

Actual Results

The real, achieved outcomes of activities, such as financial performance, compared against planned or projected outcomes.

Customers Served

The number of individual clients or customers that a business or service has provided for over a certain period of time.