When Two Potentially Effective Independent Variables Are Allowed to Covary

question 58

Multiple Choice

When two potentially effective independent variables are allowed to covary simultaneously,a __________ has occurred.

• A)covariation
• B)correlation
• C)confounding
• D)causal inference

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