The textbook authors conducted two studies on social networking sites.The first study was conducted in the spring semester on college freshmen and the second study was conducted in the fall semester on college freshmen.The authors found that __________ was a nuisance variable.
A)major of participant
B)ethnicity of participant
C)academic classification
D)time of year

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The authors found that time of year was a nuisance variable, as they conducted the study in both the spring and fall semesters and observed differences in social networking site usage between the two time periods. The other options listed (major, ethnicity, and academic classification) were not mentioned as nuisance variables in relation to social networking site usage in the studies described.

The Textbook Authors Conducted Two Studies on Social Networking Sites