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Term: Confounder

Description:

A confounder is a factor that may distort or confuse the relationship between an independent variable and a dependent variable in a statistical analysis. It is a variable that is related to both the independent and dependent variables, making it difficult to determine the true cause-and-effect relationship between them.

Examples:

Example as a noun:

• The presence of a confounder in the study may have led to misleading results.
• Identifying potential confounders is crucial in conducting reliable research studies.

Example as a verb:

• The researcher attempted to confound the participants by introducing additional variables into the experiment.
• Confounding variables can confound the interpretation of study findings.

Example as an adjective:

• It is important to consider confounding factors before drawing conclusions from the data.
• The study involved a confounding variable that could have influenced the observed outcomes.

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