Ideally, everything in the experimental situation except the __________________ is held constant.
A) inferential statistics
B) placebos
C) independent variables
D) hypotheses

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The independent variable is the variable being manipulated or changed in the experiment, therefore everything else should be held constant to accurately assess the effect of the independent variable. Placebos may be used to control for the placebo effect, and inferential statistics may be used to analyze the data, but they are not the main focus of keeping everything else constant. Hypotheses are proposed before the experiment and are not related to keeping everything else constant during the experimental situation.

Ideally, Everything in the Experimental Situation Except the __________________ Is