A political analyst wants to know if there are differences in how men and women are perceiving his candidate. In his sample, political party membership does not differ for males and females. Thus, gender and political party are confounded.

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Gender and political party are not confounded in this scenario because the political analyst has already established that political party membership does not differ between males and females, indicating that these two variables can be analyzed independently in relation to perceptions of the candidate.

A Political Analyst Wants to Know If There Are Differences