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confounding
con·found C0564300 (kən-found′, kŏn-)tr.v. con·found·ed, con·found·ing, con·founds 1. To cause to become confused or perplexed. See Synonyms at perplex.2. To fail to distinguish; mix up: Don't confound fiction and fact.3. To make (something bad) worse: Do not confound the problem by losing your temper.4. To cause to be ashamed; abash: an invention that confounded the skeptics.5. Used in mild curses: Confound you!6. a. To frustrate or thwart: trivial demands that confounded the peace talks.b. Archaic To defeat or overthrow (an enemy).
[Middle English confounden, from Anglo-Norman confundre, from Latin cōnfundere, to mix together, confuse : com-, com- + fundere, to pour; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.]
con·found′er n.con·found′ing·ly adv.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | confounding - that confounds or contradicts or confusescontradictoryunsupportive - not furnishing support or assistance |
confounding
confounding[kən′fau̇nd·iŋ] (statistics) Method used in design of factorial experiments in which some information about higher-order interaction is sacrificed so that estimates of main effects in lower-order interactions can be more precise. confounding
confounding [kon-foun´ding] 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; a relationship between two causal factors such that their individual contributions can not be separated.con·found·ing (kon-fownd'ing), 1. A situation in which the effects of two or more processes are not separated; the distortion of the apparent effect of an exposure on risk, brought about by the association with other factors that can influence the outcome. 2. A relationship between the effects of two or more causal factors observed in a set of data, such that it is not logically possible to separate the contribution of any single causal factor to the observed effects. con·found·ing (kŏn-fown'ding) 1. A situation in which the effects of two or more processes are not separated; the distortion of the apparent effect of an exposure on risk, brought about by the association with other factors that can influence the outcome. 2. A relationship between the effects of two or more causal factors observed in a set of data, such that it is not logically possible to separate the contribution of any single causal factor to the observed effects. confounding
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