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:

Overhead Costs

Expenses related to the operation of a business that are not directly associated with the production of goods or services, such as rent and utilities.

Batch Set-ups

The process of preparing and adjusting equipment and processes for a specific batch of production.

Complexity

The state or quality of being intricate or complicated, often used to describe systems, processes, or situations that are difficult to understand or manage.

Plantwide Overhead Rate

A single predetermined overhead rate that is used throughout a plant.