What Does It Mean to Operationalize a Research Question

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Multiple Choice

What does it mean to operationalize a research question?

• A) Operationalizing is finding out how research subjects will behave under test conditions.
• B) Operationalizing is testing the research question to find out if it will work.
• C) Operationalizing is determining the operations and techniques to be used to assess a research question's key concepts.
• D) Operationalizing is making agreements with publishers to produce copies of research study results.

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Definitions:

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