Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Identify the correct answer.
Assertion (A): Comparative politics is a science of politics.
Reason (R): Comparative politics relies on empirical method of study.

A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

C. (A) is true, but (R) is false

D. (A) is false, but (R) is true

Answer: Option A