A Scientist Is Trying to Test a Theory About the Relationship

question 285

Multiple Choice

A scientist is trying to test a theory about the relationship between people's consumption of alcohol and their longevity. Which of the following variables would the scientist NOT hold constant?

• A) the past histories of heart and lung disease
• B) the amount of dietary fat that people in the experimental group consumed
• C) the amount of alcohol that people in the experimental group consumed
• D) the amount of cigarettes that people in the experimental group smoked

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