Confounding Factor

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Statistical concept
gptkbp:affects Validity of study results
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Confounder
gptkbp:cause Bias
gptkbp:controlledBy Matching
Randomization
Statistical adjustment
Stratification
gptkbp:defines A variable that influences both the dependent variable and independent variable, causing a spurious association.
gptkbp:example Socioeconomic status in studies of health outcomes
Age in a study of physical activity and heart disease
gptkbp:field Statistics
Epidemiology
Research methodology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Confounding Factor
gptkbp:importantFor Clinical trials
Observational studies
gptkbp:opposedBy Controlled variable
gptkbp:relatedTo Causality
Correlation
Spurious relationship
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Toby_Gard
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7