A Disturbance Variable

question 86

Multiple Choice

A disturbance variable

• A)is related to the independent variable but does not affect the dependent variable.
• B)is not related to the independent variable but does affect the dependent variable.
• C)is not related to either the independent or the dependent variable.
• D)none of these

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