confounding variable

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17:57 May 21, 2010
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English term or phrase: confounding variable
Definition from experiment-resources.com:
Confounding variables are variables that the researcher failed to control, or eliminate, damaging the internal validity of an experiment.

Example sentence(s):
  • Depression as a confounding variable in the estimation of habitual sleep time. PubMed.gov
  • Also in most developing economies, corruption would interact as a confounding variable and distort interpretations. institute of economic affairs
  • To what extent does America’s economy drive the economy of the overall O.E.C.D.-area, and/or to what extent does the overall O.E.C.D.-area economy drive America’s economy? Or is there a third (or fourth, or fifth…) confounding variable that affects both? The New York Times
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4 +1混杂变量
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
混杂变量


Definition from experiment-resources.com:
混杂变量是研究者没有控制或排除的,损害试验有效性的变量.

Example sentence(s):
  • <b>Confounding variables</b> are variables with a significant effect on the dependent variable that the researcher failed to control or eliminate - sometimes because the researcher is not aware of the effect of the confounding variable. - experiment-resources.com  
  • A confounding variable, also known as a third variable, can adversely affect the relationship between the independent variable and dependent variable. - experiment-resources.com  
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