Continuous Variables

question 15

Multiple Choice

Continuous variables

• A) are variables that scientists keep controlled in experiments to rule out measurement error.
• B) are working premises set up to be falsifiable.
• C) have values that may change by an infinitesimally small amount, rather than in units of some predetermined size.
• D) have values that remain the same in repeated experiments that help scientists make stronger conclusions.
• E) fall outside of a typical bell curve.

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