Bill Thought That Height Might Be an Extraneous Variable in His

question 44

True/False

Bill thought that height might be an extraneous variable in his study of the mechanics of making a basket in basketball, so he added the variable to his study. This is an example of an acceptable way to control for an extraneous variable.

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