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Title: Variables
Post by: sam0044 on October 31, 2013, 11:51:33 am

What is the diffrerence between an extraneous variable and a confounding variable??

Title: Re: Variables
Post by: Damoz.G on October 31, 2013, 11:53:15 am

An Extraneous Variable is any Variable, other than the IV, that MAY cause a change in the DV, whereas a Confounding Variable is any Variable, other than the IV, that WILL cause a change in the DV.