One reason for doing correlational research is to evaluate the relationship between two variables that are related to each other either positively or negatively.However, a correlation is vulnerable to what variable, which systematically co-varies with the variable of interest?
A) independent
B) confounding
C) dependent
D) interval

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A confounding variable is a variable that is related to both the independent variable and dependent variable, making it difficult to determine which variable is causing the changes in the other variable. Therefore, it is important to control for or eliminate the effects of confounding variables in correlational research.

One Reason for Doing Correlational Research Is to Evaluate the Relationship