Suppose We Find That There Is a Correlation Between the Cleanliness

question 59

Multiple Choice

Suppose we find that there is a correlation between the cleanliness of a student's room and how much time that student spends studying.By itself, this would not prove that having a clean room causes students to study longer, because there could be a confounding variable.What is the most likely candidate?

• A)difficulty of classes
• B)number of roommates
• C)noise level in the room
• D)self-discipline of the student
• E)availability of cleaning products

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