"Extraneous variables" refer to any additional factors or things that may affect the results or outcome of an experiment or study, but are not the main variables under investigation. These variables are considered irrelevant or unrelated to the experiment and can potentially influence the results in an unintended way.
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- Longitudinal studies and controlled studies — for example, experimental or quasi-experimental studies that seek to eliminate the effect of extraneous variables such as student background — could establish causation. (artsedsearch.org)
- Similarly, in the world of forex trading, once you understand how to properly read a raw price chart any extra work or time spent analyzing other extraneous variables will actually work against your forex trading success. (learntotradethemarket.com)
- Internal validity can be improved by controlling extraneous variables, using standardized instructions, counter balancing, and eliminating demand characteristics and investigator effects. (simplypsychology.org)
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