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Deast7027

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When we say that two independent variables, such as gender and age, are confounded, we mean that
 
  a. one variable blocks the influence of the other.
  b. we cannot completely tell the effect of gender apart from the effect of age.
  c. we cannot do anything with the study.
  d. the data were collected carelessly.

Question 2

When we have very unequal sample variances, we should
 
  a. check our work very carefully when we pool the variances.
  b. not pool the variances.
  c. average the variances, but not weight them with the degrees of freedom.
  d. run some different analysis.


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meryzewe

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

B


Deast7027

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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