Cause-And-Effect Conclusions Can Be Drawn from the Results of an Experiment

question 73

Multiple Choice

Cause-and-effect conclusions can be drawn from the results of an experiment because:

• A)it is almost always performed in a laboratory setting.
• B)statistical analysis can be applied to data from an experiment.
• C)the independent variable is manipulated while other possible causes of change in the dependent variable are held constant.
• D)several groups of subjects,not just one sample,are typically investigated in a laboratory experiment.

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