Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Statement I:Converting a conceptual variable into a researchable one involves redefining its abstraction into an empirical variable.

Statement II:Clear procedures and instruments should be specified so that other researchers do not duplicate the observations.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false

CStatement I is true but Statement II is false ✓ Correct

DStatement I is false but Statement II is true

Correct answer: (C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Explanation

Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false.

Turning a conceptual variable into a researchable one means operationalising its abstraction empirically.

This redefinition specifies how the concept will be measured and observed.

Statement 2 is wrong because clear procedures are given so others can replicate the observations.

Replicability, not the prevention of duplication, is the goal of specifying instruments.

Such a workable definition is called an operational definition.

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