If an Experiment Contains a Confound, Then

question 45

Multiple Choice

If an experiment contains a confound, then

• A) it is very difficult to interpret the results of the experiment.
• B) if the experiment is replicated with the confound removed, the results will differ from those of the original experiment.
• C) the results are not replicable.
• D) it is important to evaluate statistically the reliability of the results.

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Definitions:

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