A Problem with Designing an Experiment with Only Two Levels

question 5

Multiple Choice

A problem with designing an experiment with only two levels of the independent variable is

• A) only one dependent variable can be used with this design.
• B) it will only indicate a linear relationship between the independent variable and the dependent variable.
• C) this design is more susceptible to confounds than other designs.
• D) the results cannot be generalized.

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