An Experiment Was Conducted and the Results Involving the Effect

question 12

Multiple Choice

An experiment was conducted and the results involving the effect of a particular experimental variable were widely reported.Later,a critic commented that,in fact,nothing could be usefully learned from the study because the observed effect was confounded.What did the critic mean by this?

• A)The experimenter really wasn't clear about what was desired,so the experiment was not well defined.
• B)The results were so badly described that the critic could not figure out exactly what was being concluded.
• C)The critic felt there was confusion as to whether or not the study was an observational study or a real experiment.
• D)Because of the way the experiment was conducted,the effect observed in the experiment,ascribed to a particular variable,was mixed up with other influences.
• E)Without knowing more about the experiment,we can't know exactly what the critic meant by this.

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