What is the main advantage of experimentation over correlation in determining causal relationships?
A) Experimentation offers the possibility of controlling for all potential third variables at once.
B) Experimentation involves multiple variables, whereas correlation involves only two variables.
C) Experimentation systematically controls third variables one at a time, in sequence.
D) Experimentation uses the matched pairs and matched samples techniques to control for specific third variables.
A) Experimentation offers the possibility of controlling for all potential third variables at once.
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