| 词汇 | confounding-variable |
| 释义 | confounding variable noun[ C ] science specializeduk /kənˌfaʊn.dɪŋ ˈveə.ri.ə.bəl/ us /kənˌfaʊn.dɪŋ ˈver.i.ə.bəl/ something that affects the result of a scientific experiment in a way that makes it less clear that one thing causes another, because it has an effect on one of the things that is being measured: In all such studies it is important to take account of confounding variables. These associations were independent of socioeconomic status and other potential confounding variables. Synonym confounder A previously unreported confounding variable was identified. This result contradicts previous findings but there were many confounding variables. This was a large study, but little attempt was made to control for confounding variables. Being social experiments, these studies are inherently susceptible to confounding variables such as the participants' home environment. Experts warn that the figures are imprecise, and involve a number of confounding variables. Scientific techniques anatomize anti-vivisection bioengineer bioengineering biohacker carbon dating clone control for something cryopreservation DNA fingerprinting fixation genetic engineering litmus test recentrifuge resample thermal imaging tissue culture unsensitized visualize vivisection |
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