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In an experiment, a confounding variable is a(n) ____.
 
  a. example of the third-variable problem
 b. example of the directionality problem
 c. limitation on the ability to manipulate the independent variable
  d. threat to internal validity

Question 2

The spread of the averages around the average of averages in a sampling distribution is called the ____.
 
  a. standard deviation
  b. variance
 c. standard error
 d. sampling error


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

d

Answer to Question 2

c


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