In Ensuring That Variables Are Theoretically Independent, a Researcher Is

question 2

Multiple Choice

In ensuring that variables are theoretically independent, a researcher is really:

• A) ensuring that independent variables are potential causes of the dependent variable's variation, not alternative measures of it
• B) ensuring that independent variables are not highly correlates with one another
• C) minimizing multicollinearity
• D) ensuring that raw data is used in analyses

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