confounder
gb/kˈɑnfˈaʊndɚ/ us/kˈɑnfˈaʊndɚ/
C1
Anglais
zavaró tényező, konfundáló változó
NOM
C1
TECHNICAL
1
Schéma d’usage :
[variable/factor] is a confounder; control for/adjust for confounders
Age was a major confounder in the study because older patients were both more likely to receive the treatment and more likely to have complications.
Az életkor jelentős zavaró tényező volt a vizsgálatban, mert az idősebb betegek nagyobb valószínűséggel kapták meg a kezelést, és náluk a szövődmények is nagyobb valószínűséggel jelentkeztek.
The researchers adjusted for several confounders, including smoking, income, and pre-existing illness.
A kutatók több zavaró tényezőre is korrigáltak, köztük a dohányzásra, a jövedelemre és a már meglévő betegségekre.
Without measuring diet, it is hard to know whether exercise itself caused the effect or whether diet was an unmeasured confounder.
Exemples pédagogiques
Smoking was a confounder in the health study.
A dohányzás zavaró tényező volt az egészségügyi vizsgálatban.
Good researchers try to control for confounders.
A jó kutatók megpróbálják kontrollálni a zavaró tényezőket.
Erreur fréquente :
Do not confuse a confounder with any variable in a study; a confounder specifically distorts the relationship being analyzed.
Sens
Distorting variable in research
Collocations
potential confounder
|possible confounder
|important confounder
|major confounder
|known confounder
|unmeasured confounder
|control for confounders
|adjust for confounders
|account for confounders
|identify confounders
Synonymes
confounding variable (A fuller, very common technical term for the same idea.)
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confounding factor (Slightly broader; often used when the confounder is not strictly numerical.)
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lurking variable (Used especially in statistics education for a hidden or unconsidered confounder.)
Thèmes
research
|statistics
|medicine
|science
|data_analysis
Définition
A factor in a study that can make the results misleading because it is connected to both the cause being studied and the result.
In research and statistics, a variable or factor that is related to both a possible cause and an outcome, making their true relationship harder to measure or interpret.
NOM
C2
FORMAL
2
Schéma d’usage :
[something] is a confounder
The changing exchange rate was an extra confounder when the company tried to compare costs across countries.
Az árfolyam változása további zavaró tényező volt, amikor a vállalat az országok közötti költségeket próbálta összehasonlítani.
One confounder in the debate is that people use the same word to mean different things.
A vita egyik zavaró tényezője az, hogy az emberek ugyanazt a szót különböző értelemben használják.
Poor record-keeping became a serious confounder during the investigation.
Exemples pédagogiques
The missing dates were a confounder in the report.
A hiányzó dátumok zavaró tényezőt jelentettek a jelentésben.
Different rules in each city were a confounder.
Az egyes városok eltérő szabályai zavaró tényezőt jelentettek.
Erreur fréquente :
This general use is much less common than the research and statistics meaning.
Sens
Thing that causes confusion
Collocations
additional confounder
|major confounder
|possible confounder
|practical confounder
|unexpected confounder
Synonymes
complication (More common in everyday English; emphasizes added difficulty.)
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complicating factor (Clearer and more common; emphasizes something that makes analysis or action harder.)
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source of confusion (More direct and less formal.)
Antonymes
clarifier (Something that makes a situation easier to understand.)
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simplifying factor (Something that reduces complexity rather than adding it.)
Thèmes
communication
|problems
|analysis
Définition
Something that makes a situation harder to understand clearly.
A person, thing, or fact that makes a situation more confusing, complicated, or difficult to understand.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
confounder
API
GB/kˈɑnfˈaʊndɚ/
US/kˈɑnfˈaʊndɚ/
Syllabes et accentuation
con - founder (2 syllabes)
Stress on 1st syllable (con)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: confounder
- Plural: confounders
Expressions
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