Jim, a psychiatrist, is developing a method to study mood swings in individuals. He asks individuals to describe the frequency and intensity of mood swings and rates them on a scale of 1 to 10. He desires to develop treatment plan according to average outcomes of frequency and intensity of mood swings. In this context, Jim is trying to _____ the variable "mood swing."

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Jim is operationalizing the variable "mood swing" by translating it into measurable and quantifiable data that can be analyzed to develop a treatment plan.

Jim, a Psychiatrist, Is Developing a Method to Study Mood