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cnetterville

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on: Jun 19, 2018
In order for the experimenter to be able to conclude that changes in one variable are causing the other variable to change, what must be true?
 
  a. There should be a confounding of other variables in the situation.
  b. The statistical analysis must show that the results had a high probability of occurring by chance alone.
  c. Nothing else must change besides the manipulated variable and the measured variable.
  d. All of these must be true.

Question 2

When the experimenter manipulates the independent variable, there should be a corresponding change in the _____ variable if there is a cause-effect relationship between them.
 
  a. independent c. inductive
  b. dependent d. deductive


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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C
In order to test the cause-effect relationship between the independent and dependent variables, there must be NO other changes occurring.

Answer to Question 2

B
The experimenter manipulates the independent variable and measures the dependent variable to see if it changed with the manipulation of the independent variable.


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Reply 2 on: Jun 19, 2018
Wow, this really help

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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