How are chance errors best described?
A) avoidable errors that are generally human mistakes
B) errors that are hard to avoid because they occur relatively randomly
C) errors that only occur when the researcher has no clear hypothesis
D) errors that influence only the independent variable

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Chance errors refer to random variations in the data that are not attributed to any systematic or identifiable cause. These errors are not avoidable and can occur due to many factors such as measurement error, sampling error, or natural variability in the population. Therefore, option B is the correct choice.

How Are Chance Errors Best Described