No season eight for Rules of Engagement. The cancellation doesnât come as a surprise. The ratings have been down this year and a couple of the actors had been cast in other projects.
The specific way in which a variable is measured in a particular study is called the operational definition. It is critical to operationally define a variable in order to lend credibility to the methodology and to ensure the reproducibility of the results. Another study may measure the same variable differently.
Definition of an Operational Definition. 1  It is critical that the set of rules, or operations, that we use to measure a behavior be explicit and as clear-cut as possible. 2  These rules, or operations, constitute the operational definition of a variable.