Jill wants to know more about how democratic a society is.When she begins her study,she defines the level of democracy as the proportion of people who are able to participate in popular elections.With this definition,Jill has ________ the variable "level of democracy."
A) constructed
B) hypothesized
C) causally connected
D) operationalized

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Jill has operationalized the variable "level of democracy" by defining it as the proportion of people who are able to participate in popular elections. Operationalization involves defining how a variable will be measured in a study.

Jill Wants to Know More About How Democratic a Society