A researcher observes a link between his hypothesized independent variable and dependent variable.He then adds a new variable to his model that occurs after the independent variable.He is modeling this added variable as a(n)
A)lagged dependent variable between Time 1 and Time 2.
B)mechanism between the independent variable and the dependent variable.
C)test of the null hypothesis that the independent and dependent variables are related by chance.
D)statistical significance test of the association between the independent and dependent variables.

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The added variable is being modeled as a mechanism between the independent and dependent variables. It is not a lagged dependent variable between Time 1 and Time 2, a test of the null hypothesis, or a statistical significance test of the association between the independent and dependent variables.

A Researcher Observes a Link Between His Hypothesized Independent Variable