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confounders

confounders is the plural of confounder.

Meaning of confounder

Noun

confounder (plural confounders)

  1. A person who confounds.
  2. A factor, in data analysis, that causes the effects of two distinct processes to be indistinguishable; a confounding variable.
    • There is increasing evidence that cannabis use can act as a risk factor for the development of bipolar as well as psychotic disorders. A recent systematic review by Gibbs and colleagues identified several studies supporting a link between cannabis use and subsequent relapse of manic symptoms. This...2018 April 26, Tobias A Rowland, Steven Marwaha, “Epidemiology and risk factors for bipolar disorder”, in Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology, volume 8, number 9, →DOI, pages 251–269

Questions about confounders

What is confounders the plural of?
Confounders is the plural of confounder.

Words near confounders in the dictionary

  1. confoundations
  2. confounded
  3. confoundedly
  4. confoundedness
  5. confounder
  6. confounders
  7. confoundest
  8. confoundeth
  9. confounding
  10. confounding variable
  11. confounding variables

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