A researcher is studying two groups of children.One group includes children who are 10 years old and the other group includes children who are 5 years old.Which variable would be confounded with age in this study

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Height is confounded with age because as children grow older, they also tend to grow taller. This natural growth progression means that any differences observed between the two age groups could be influenced by their height, making it difficult to isolate the effect of age alone.

A Researcher Is Studying Two Groups of Children