A Study of 70-Year-Olds Finds That They Are More Likely

question 77

Multiple Choice

A study of 70-year-olds finds that they are more likely to participate in religious services than younger individuals.What can be concluded?

• A)Increased age caused participants to be more religious.
• B)Sex of participant is a confounding variable.
• C)Since age and cohort are confounding variables, it is not possible to determine whether increased participation in religion is due to age or historical time in which one lived.
• D)Time of measurement is a confounding variable.

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