What Is a Confounding Variable

question 9

Multiple Choice

What is a confounding variable?

• A) A variable that cannot be easily explained
• B) A variable that cannot be directly measured
• C) A variable that contradicts what one expects to find
• D) A variable that describes an outcome

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Definitions:

Less Optimistic

Feeling or expressing a lower expectation that good events will occur or that negative events will not happen.

Phillips Curve Diagram

A graphical representation showing the inverse relationship between the rate of inflation and the rate of unemployment in an economy over time.

Inflation And Unemployment

The relationship explored in economics that examines how changes in the inflation rate can affect unemployment levels, often discussed in the context of the Phillips curve.

Government Expenditures

Spending by the government on goods, services, and obligations, including salaries, infrastructure projects, and social benefits.