Barbara is studying the potential effect of female political representation on fertility rates across several industrialized countries.She has decided to translate the abstract idea "female political representation" into something more concrete and opts for the proportion of political offices held by women in each country.In this study,________ is the concept and ________ is the variable.
A)proportion of political offices held by women;industrialized country
B)female political representation;proportion of political offices held by women
C)proportion of political offices held by women;female political representation
D)industrialized country;proportion of political offices held by women

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The concept is "female political representation" and the variable is "proportion of political offices held by women." The proportion of political offices held by women is a concrete measure of female political representation that can be quantified and compared across different countries.

Barbara Is Studying the Potential Effect of Female Political Representation