confounder

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A person who confounds
A factor, in data analysis, that causes the effects of two distinct processes to be indistinguishable; a confounding variable
{n} one who perplexes or destroys
an additional variable that may be responsible for an apparent association between an exposure and an outcome
Factors that distort or mask the true effect of exposure in an epidemiologic study
One who confounds
{i} one who causes confusion and disorder; one who destroys
A condition or variable that is both a risk factor for disease and associated with an exposure of interest This association between the exposure of interest and the confounder (a true risk factor for disease) may make it falsely appear that the exposure of interest is associated with disease
A characteristic or factor that causes (or prevents) the health outcome of interest, and which is also correlated with the causative factors or characteristics being investigated Confounders, if not controlled for, cause bias in the estimate of the impact of the causative factors or characteristics being investigated {3} Use your browser's "BACK" button to return to the page you were viewing previously
confound
To make something worse

Don't confound the situation by yelling.

confound
To defeat
confound
To bring to ruination
confound
To cause to be ashamed; to abash

His actions confounded the skeptics.

confound
{v} to mix, perplex, destory, amaze
confound
To destroy; to ruin; to waste
confound
To mistake for another; to identify falsely
confound
To frustrate
confound
{f} amaze, stun, confuse, bewilder; fail to discern a difference, mix up
confound
To fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong
confound
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
confound
To damn
confound
To throw into confusion or disorder; to perplex; to strike with amazement; to dismay
confound
If someone or something confounds you, they make you feel surprised or confused, often by showing you that your opinions or expectations of them were wrong. The choice of Governor may confound us all
confound
To confuse; to mix up; to puzzle
confound
mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"
confound
To mingle and blend, so that different elements can not be distinguished; to confuse
confounder

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    con·found·er

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    [ k&n-'faund, kän- ] (transitive verb.) 14th century. Middle English, from Middle French confondre, from Latin confundere to pour together, confuse, from com- + fundere to pour; more at FOUND.
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