What Is a Confounding Variable

question 13

Multiple Choice

What is a confounding variable?

• A) A variable the experimenter manipulates
• B) A variable being tested and measured in an experiment
• C) An independent variable
• D) An unmeasured variable that might affect the dependent variable

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Definitions:

Market For Butter

The supply and demand dynamics concerning the sale and purchase of butter.

Surplus

A situation in which the quantity of a good or service supplied exceeds the quantity demanded at the current price.

Binding Price Floor

A minimum price set by the government that is above the equilibrium price, causing a surplus of the good.

Equilibrium Price

The price at which the quantity of a good or service demanded by consumers equals the quantity supplied by producers, resulting in a balanced market.