A researcher is carefully making decisions that will affect how much variation he or she needs to adequately measure a variable.This concern with variation will influence his or her decisions regarding
A)his or her choice between a quantitative survey and a qualitative ethnography.
B)whether the values should be mutually exclusive.
C)how he or she should conceptually define the variable.
D)whether to use precise measures or sort subjects into basic categories.

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The concern with variation will influence the decision on whether to use precise measures or sort subjects into basic categories, as this choice affects the ability to capture and analyze the variability in the data.

A Researcher Is Carefully Making Decisions That Will Affect How