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confounding variables

confounding variables is the plural of confounding variable.

Meaning of confounding variable

Noun

confounding variable (plural confounding variables)

  1. An extraneous variable in a statistical model that correlates (positively or negatively) with both the dependent variable and the independent variable.
    Synonyms:
    confounding factor

Questions about confounding variables

What is confounding variables the plural of?
Confounding variables is the plural of confounding variable.

Words near confounding variables in the dictionary

  1. confounders
  2. confoundest
  3. confoundeth
  4. confounding
  5. confounding variable
  6. confounding variables
  7. confoundingly
  8. confoundings
  9. confoundment
  10. confoundments
  11. confounds

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