The english department at a local college is considering using electronic base assigments submission in its English composition class. To study trhe effect each section of the class is divided into two groups at random. In one group assigments are submitted by turning them to the proffesor. In the other group assigments are submitted electronically.  Assume that the electronic submitted assignments had fewer typographical errors, on average, than the ones submitted in paper. In this Randomized Experiment, could this be due to Confounding? Explain.

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The english department at a local college is considering using electronic base assigments submission in its English composition class. To study trhe effect each section of the class is divided into two groups at random. In one group assigments are submitted by turning them to the proffesor. In the other group assigments are submitted electronically. 

Assume that the electronic submitted assignments had fewer typographical errors, on average, than the ones submitted in paper. In this Randomized Experiment, could this be due to Confounding? Explain. 

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