confounding variable
confounding variable · confounding variables
An extraneous variable in a statistical model that correlates with both the dependent…An extraneous variable in a statistical model that correlates (positively or negatively) with both the dependent variable and the independent variable.
Meaning
1 sensesAn extraneous variable in a statistical model that correlates (positively or negatively) with both the dependent variable and the independent variable.
Forms
plural: confounding variables| Singular | confounding variable |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsconfounding factor