The researcher assigns a "1" to republican, "2" to democrat, and "3" to independent; this is an example of a variable label.

Name: The researcher assigns a "1" to republican, "2" to democrat, and "3" to independent; this is an example of a variable label.
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This is an example of coding categorical variables, not variable labeling. Variable labels would describe what the variable represents, such as "political affiliation," rather than assigning numerical codes to categories within the variable.

The Researcher Assigns a "1" to Republican, "2" to Democrat