confounder

kənˈfaʊndər

Definition

Definition of confounder - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

confusing factor

Rare

something that makes understanding difficult

Rare

The confounder made the experiment results unclear.

hindrance

obstacle

data analysis

TECH.

factor making effects of processes indistinguishable

TECH.

The study failed due to an unaccounted confounder.

intervening variable

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Origin of confounder

Latin, confundere (to mix together)

Examples of confounder in a sentence

Identifying the confounder was crucial for accurate interpretation.
Identifying a confounder is crucial in research.
The confounder skewed the results significantly.

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French:facteur de confusion, variable confondante, ...
German:Störfaktor, Verzerrungsfaktor, ...
Italian:fattore di confusione, fattore confondente, ...
Spanish:factor de confusión, ...
Portuguese:fator de confusão, ...
Chinese:混淆因素, 混杂因素, ...
Japanese:交絡因子, 混乱要因, ...
Arabic:عامل مربك, مُشَوِّش, ...
Hebrew:גּוֹרֵם מְבַלְבֵּל, ...
Russian:фактор путаницы, смешивающий фактор, ...
Ukrainian:змішувач, збивач, ...
Hindi:भ्रमित करने वाला, विघटनकर्ता, ...
Bengali:বিভ্রান্তিকর কারণ, কনফাউন্ডার, ...
Catalan:factor confús, confusor, ...
Czech:matoucí faktor, matoucí proměnná, ...
Danish:forvirrende faktor, forvekslingsfaktor, ...
Dutch:verwarrende factor, verstorende factor, ...
Greek:παράγοντας σύγχυσης, ...
Hungarian:zavaró tényező, konfundáló tényező, ...
Khmer:កត្តាធ្វើឱ្យច្រឡំ, កត្តាបំភាន់ក្នុងការវិភាគទិន្នន័យ, ...
Korean:혼란 요인, 혼란 변수, ...
Persian:عامل گیج‌کننده, عامل مخدوش‌کننده, ...
Polish:czynnik mylący, czynnik zakłócający, ...
Portuguese (BR):fator de confusão, elemento de confusão, ...
Romanian:factor de confuzie, ...
Swedish:störfaktor, ...
Thai:ปัจจัยที่ทำให้สับสน, ตัวแปรกวน, ...
Turkish:karıştırıcı, yanıltıcı faktör, ...
Vietnamese:yếu tố gây nhầm lẫn, yếu tố gây nhiễu, ...

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