A person confounding occurs when two or more groups of units are analyzed together (e.g., workers from different occupations), despite varying according to one or more other (observed or unobserved) characteristics (e.g., gender).
confounding Add to list Other forms: confoundingly Definitions of confounding adjective that confounds or contradicts or confuses synonyms: contradictory
Investors were confounded by the conflicting reports. The school's team confounded all predictions and won the game. The success of the show confounded critics. Confound it! I can't find my keys!
to throw into confusion or disorder: The revolution confounded the people. to throw into increased confusion or disorder. mix or associate by mistake: truth confounded with error. to mingle so that the elements cannot be distinguished or separated. to damn (used in mild imprecations): Confound it!
By surface analysis, confound + -ing. The act by which things are confounded, or confused. Confounding is defined as the confusion or distortion of measures of association between exposure and outcome as a result of third (or more) variable (s).
A person confounding occurs when two or more groups of units are analyzed together (e.g., workers from different occupations), despite varying according to one or more other (observed or unobserved) characteristics (e.g., gender).