confounding effect
collocation in Englishmeaningsofconfoundandeffect
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confound
verb[T]
uk/kənˈfaʊnd/us/kənˈfaʊnd/
to confuse and very much surprise someone, so that they are unable to explain or deal with ...
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effect
noun
uk/ɪˈfekt/us/əˈfekt/
the result of a ...
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The use of multiple regression techniques to control for the potentiallyconfoundingeffectof geographical distance as a predictor of community similarity was discussed.
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The lack of subsequent pulmonary arterial growth found in most published series may reflect theconfoundingeffect, in some patients, of previously larger pulmonary arteries.
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Researchers who use listener rating data should be mindful of the potentialconfoundingeffectof speaking rate in their data.
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The above sampling procedure was designed to obviate any possibleconfoundingeffectof bait disturbance on subsequent termite foraging activity.
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This potentialconfoundingeffectwas evaluated by stratifying the analysis, and is discussed below.
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Another factor complicating the interpretation of trait-by-soil correlations in previous comparative studies is the potentiallyconfoundingeffectof phylogeny on plant traits.
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They suggest that in order to account for this we must try to control for theconfoundingeffectof geographical distances.
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We do not expect that eating of raw or undercooked meat will have had a majorconfoundingeffecton the other risk factors.
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To avoid theconfoundingeffectof trial count on amplitude values, amplitude analyses were conducted with trial count as a covariate.
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By retaining the original sample from 1977, theconfoundingeffecton the changes of using a different sample was largely removed.
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The contrasting results reported in the literature about this topic, therefore, could be due to theconfoundingeffectof these variables.
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This in turn leads to aconfoundingeffecton the sewer variable.
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We did not find such a relationship because of aconfoundingeffectof the total parasite intensity on both parasite intensity and niche width.
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In order to reduce thisconfoundingeffectsome investigators have chosen to use infants with malformations other than the investigated one as references (so called positive controls).
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Higher reading and writing skills also relate positively to greater language stability, but theconfoundingeffectof age and proficiency level on the literacy variable is recognized.
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This was due to theconfoundingeffectof the size of the farm, and demonstrates the importance of correcting for such covariates.
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A variable representing year of report was included to control for theconfoundingeffectof temporal trends.
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Theconfoundingeffectof far mer age on the changes is acknowledged, however, and taken into consideration when interpreting the results.
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A major problem is theconfoundingeffectof case-mix: centres or surgeons who take on high-risk patients will tend to have above-average mortality rates.
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