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confound verb abash, astonish, astound, baffle, be uncertain, becloud, bewilder, bring into disorder, confundere, confuse, dumbfound, embrangle, entangle, involve, make havoc, mingle confusedly, mislead, muddle, mystify, nonplus, obfuscate, obscure, per miscere, perplex, put into disorder, puzzle, scramble, throw into confusion See also: confuse, counteract, defeat, discompose, disconcert, dislocate, disorganize, disorient, disturb, fight, foil, frustrate, harass, misdirect, mismanage, muddle, negate, obfuscate, overcome, overwhelm, perplex, perturb, repel, subvert How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Since IQ is strongly heredity, the parents' IQs, education and resulting social status could have been confounding variables in previous studies. If reading level were a possible confounding variable, the researcher can use a statistical analysis called analysis of covariance, in which reading level is designated the covariate. 5) relied on routine healthcare records for diagnosis/surveillance and matched case patients with controls on only 3 confounding variables. |
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