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Operational Definitions
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An operational definition states exactly how an abstract concept will be measured in a particular study, turning an idea into a procedure.
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"Religiosity" measured as services attended per month is one operational definition; measured as self-reported belief, it is another.
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Two studies of the same concept can disagree because they measured different things.