Why is an experimental confound so damaging to the conclusions drawn from an experiment?
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This can be damaging to the conclusions drawn from an experiment because it undermines the validity of the results and the ability to establish a causal relationship between the independent and dependent variables. When an experimental confound is present, it Show more…
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