confounder
gb/kˈɑnfˈaʊndɚ/ us/kˈɑnfˈaʊndɚ/
C1
Engelsk
zavaró tényező, konfundáló változó
SUBSTANTIV
C1
TECHNICAL
1
Bruksmønster:
[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.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
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.
Vanlig feil:
Do not confuse a confounder with any variable in a study; a confounder specifically distorts the relationship being analyzed.
Betydning
Distorting variable in research
Ordkombinasjoner
potential confounder
|possible confounder
|important confounder
|major confounder
|known confounder
|unmeasured confounder
|control for confounders
|adjust for confounders
|account for confounders
|identify confounders
Synonymer
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.)
Temaer
research
|statistics
|medicine
|science
|data_analysis
Definisjon
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.
SUBSTANTIV
C2
FORMAL
2
Bruksmønster:
[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.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
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.
Vanlig feil:
This general use is much less common than the research and statistics meaning.
Betydning
Thing that causes confusion
Ordkombinasjoner
additional confounder
|major confounder
|possible confounder
|practical confounder
|unexpected confounder
Synonymer
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.)
Antonymer
clarifier (Something that makes a situation easier to understand.)
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simplifying factor (Something that reduces complexity rather than adding it.)
Temaer
communication
|problems
|analysis
Definisjon
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.
Grammatikk
Oppslagsform
confounder
IPA
GB/kˈɑnfˈaʊndɚ/
US/kˈɑnfˈaʊndɚ/
Stavelser og trykk
con - founder (2 stavelser)
Stress on 1st syllable (con)
Bøyingsformer
Noun
- Base: confounder
- Plural: confounders
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