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confounding [konfoun′ding] 1 interference by a third variable so as to distort the association being studied between two other variables, because of a strong relationship with both of the other variables. 2 a relationship between two causal factors such that their individual contributions cannot be separated. confounding when the effects of two, or more, processes on results cannot be separated, the results are said to be confounded, a cause of bias in disease studies. confounding factor one which is distributed non-randomly with respect to the independent (exposure) or dependent (outcome) variable which is the subject of an enquiry. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Energetic status is an important confounding factor not controlled for in this crude analysis. One confounding factor, notes McCarthy, is the melting of glaciers since Earth's last ice age. A confounding factor is a third factor, independently related to cause and effect. |
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