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Second, post at least one reply to a group member in which you: 

1.  Answer the following questions about your group member's original study that they designed:

· What is the independent variable?

· How many levels are there for the independent variable? 

· What is the dependent variable?

· What is the confound?

· How could this confound be fixed? 

A new mosquito repellent had been announced to protect from insects bites. To test the effectiveness of this new product, the company sprayed a normal amount of repellent to a volunteer's  arm while the other arm is not sprayed. Then the volunteer place both arms into a cage full of mosquitoes. After 30 minutes, the number of mosquito bites are counted.