Which of the Following Sentences Best Describes a Covariate

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences best describes a covariate?

• A)A variable that is not able to be measured directly.
• B)A variable that shares some of the variance of another variable in which the researcher is interested.
• C)A variable that correlates highly with the dependent variable.
• D)A pair of variables that share exactly the same amount of variance of another variable in which the researcher is interested.

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Definitions:

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