Suppose that Violet is conducting a study to determine whether there is a relationship between the amount of water a plant gets and how tall it grows. She selects a random sample of 40 sunflower plants and waters the plants with differing amounts of water for two months before recording how tall each plant has grown. At the end of her study, she finds that plants that received more water grew taller. Which of the following is a potential lurking variable in this study? the amount of sunlight each plant received the type of plant

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Suppose that Violet is conducting a study to determine whether there is a relationship between the amount of water a plant
gets and how tall it grows. She selects a random sample of 40 sunflower plants and waters the plants with differing amounts
of water for two months before recording how tall each plant has grown. At the end of her study, she finds that plants that
received more water grew taller.
Which of the following is a potential lurking variable in this study?
the amount of sunlight each plant received
the type of plant
the final height of each plant
the amount of water each plant received
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose that Violet is conducting a study to determine whether there is a relationship between the amount of water a plant gets and how tall it grows. She selects a random sample of 40 sunflower plants and waters the plants with differing amounts of water for two months before recording how tall each plant has grown. At the end of her study, she finds that plants that received more water grew taller. Which of the following is a potential lurking variable in this study? the amount of sunlight each plant received the type of plant the final height of each plant the amount of water each plant received
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A study is to determine whether there is a relationship between the mount or water a plant gets and how tall it grows.

For this study a sample of 40 sunflower plants are selected and waters the plants with differing amounts of water for two months before recording how tall each plant has grown.

We have state which  is a potential lurking variable in this study. 

 

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