example of an operational definition
The procedures included in definitions should be repeatable by anyone or at least by peers. An example of operational definition of the term weight of an object, operationalized to a degree, would be the following: weight is the numbers that appear when that object is placed on a weighing scale.
in a particular study and be able to communicate those operational definitions to those who will be consumers of the research findings. Table 5.1 contains both dictionary definitions and operational definitions of some common terms. Note that in each case, the operational definition refers to events that are observable or events that can