When a Confound Exists

question 65

Multiple Choice

When a confound exists,

• A) some uncontrolled factor covaries with the independent variable
• B) it cannot be determined whether the confounding variable or the independent variable is causing the results to occur
• C) there will be at least two different ways of interpreting the results
• D) all of the above

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Definitions:

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