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confoundings

confoundings is the plural of confounding.

Meaning of confounding

Noun

confounding (plural confoundings)

  1. The act by which things are confounded, or confused.
  2. The process by which an apparent association between an exposure and an outcome is actually explained by another factor.
    • Confounding is defined as the confusion or distortion of measures of association between exposure and outcome as a result of third (or more) variable(s).2013, Macera CA, Shaffer R, Shaffer PM, Introduction to Epidemiology: Distribution and Determinants of Disease,, Cengage Learning, page 158

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Questions about confoundings

What is confoundings the plural of?
Confoundings is the plural of confounding.

Words near confoundings in the dictionary

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

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