The Ability to Neutralize the Effect of One Variable in Order

question 56

Multiple Choice

The ability to neutralize the effect of one variable in order to assess the relationship between two other variables is called

• A)making the correlation spurious.
• B)making the correlation reliable.
• C)control.
• D)causing the correlation.

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Definitions:

Common Ancestor

An ancestral species from which two or more species evolved.

Natural Selection

The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring, a fundamental concept in evolutionary biology.

Phenotypes

The observable physical or biochemical characteristics of an organism, as determined by both genetic makeup and environmental influences.

Nonrandom Mating

A mating pattern in which individuals do not mate by chance, but rather according to their genotypes or phenotypes.