The elaboration technique controls for a third variable by________.
A) fixing its values so they are no longer free to vary.
B) eliminating the variable from the analysis.
C) replacing its values with those of the independent.
D) adding a column to the bivariate table to include the control variable.

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The elaboration technique controls for a third variable by fixing its values so they are no longer free to vary. This allows for the analysis to examine the relationship between the independent variable and the dependent variable while holding the third variable constant.

The Elaboration Technique Controls for a Third Variable By________