"confounding variable" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: confounding variables [plural]
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  1. (statistics) An extraneous variable in a statistical model that correlates (positively or negatively) with both the dependent variable and the independent variable. Wikipedia link: confounding variable Categories (topical): Statistics Synonyms: confounding factor
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