Explain a lurking variable (Z)
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A lurking variable is a variable that is not included as an explantory or response variable in the analysis but can effect the interpretation of relationships between variables.
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What is a Lurking Variable?
A lurking variable is a variable that is unknown and not controlled for; It has an important, significant effect on the variables of interest. They are extraneous variables, but may make the relationship between dependent variables and independent variables seem other than it actually is. In other words, the variables will cause your results to be biased. In addition, any correlation or regression analysis you perform will be misleading. How misleading these analyses are will depend on how severely the lurking variables affect the dependent variable.
Example
Recently, there has been a strong correlation between diet soda consumption and traffic accidents. While you might take this a step further and think that it could be caffeine consumption that’s the cause of the accidents (or perhaps a caffeine hangover), a more likely cause is simply an increasing population (Brase & Brase, 2006).
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