Research Methodology · Research Aptitude
When an extraneous variable correlates with both the independent and dependent variables, leading to a spurious interpretation of research results, it is called a:
- 1Control variable
- 2External variable
- 3Conflicting variable
- 4Confounding variable✓
Correct answer
Confounding variable
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