{"id":290,"date":"2022-10-11T13:12:03","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T13:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepollsters.com\/?p=290"},"modified":"2023-09-29T17:54:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T17:54:02","slug":"what-is-a-confounding-variable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepollsters.com\/what-is-a-confounding-variable\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is A Confounding Variable?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
A confounding variable is a variable that is not considered in an experiment, but it does affect the relationship between the two variables being studied. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is named a confounding variable because it has the ability to confound the results of the study, and lead to unreliable results. <\/p>\n\n\n
This article will look at confounding variables in more detail!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a study, there are two main variables that are considered. These are: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The independent variable is a variable that is changed so that the experimenter can observe how this variable affects the dependent variable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n