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Confounding

Variables that occur when the two explanatory variables , x and z, have a collective causation effect on y, yet the difference between the two cannot be distinguished.
Weight gain is greatly influenced by activity level, but age, the confounding variable, also plays an influential role on weight gain.
by YolandaSquatbike December 8, 2021
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