confounder

English

Etymology

confound +‎ -er

Noun

confounder (plural confounders)

1. A person who confounds
2. (mathematics) A factor, in data analysis, that causes the effects of two distinct processes to be indistinguishable; a confounding variable

Related terms

• deconfound

Translations

factor causing two distinct processes

• Finnish: sekoittava tekijä, sekoittaja (fi)
• French: confondeur (fr)