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.
An operational definition is a detailed specification of how one would go about measuring a given variable. Operational definitions can range from very simple and straightforward to quite complex, depending on the nature of the variable and the needs of the researcher.