An experimenter defines "consumer assertion" as the total number of products that a consumer has returned for his or her money back in a 1-year period.This definition in statistics is
A)a confounding variable
B)a definitional periodicity
C)an operational definition
D)a continuous but discrete definition
E)measurement "error"

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An operational definition specifies the measurement procedures used to measure a variable, allowing it to be tested and measured. In this case, "consumer assertion" is defined in terms of the observable and measurable activity of returning products for a refund within a specific time frame, fitting the criteria of an operational definition.

An Experimenter Defines "Consumer Assertion" as the Total Number of Products