Word: confounding
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: con
foun
ding
Definition: The process by which an apparent association between an exposure and an outcome is actually explained by another factor.
Morphemes:
Affix: confound
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A confounding variable. An extraneous variable in a statistical model that correlates (positively or negatively) with both the dependent variable and the independent variable.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
Meaning: with, together
Affix: fundō
Language: la
Decoded: fundo
Meaning: pour
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.