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MAT 210: Introductory Statistics: Confounding Variables

Confounding Variables

This section discusses how variables can be related to another.

Vocabulary

Association - when one variable tends to be related to the values of the other variable.

Causation - when changing the value of one variable influences the value of the other variable. 

Confounding Variable - can offer an explanation for an association between two variables of interest.

Recommended Exercises

Pages 40 & 41

Problems 1.64 - 1.75

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