a: Confounding variable ~
b: a hidden variable

What:

"You expect input A to produce response B. But in reality, input A and also hidden input C produce response B. You mistakenly attribute the response B to A when in reality, some portion of the response is due to the hidden input or confounding variable C."


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Writer: JakeV8
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Feb 1 2015 9:38 AM


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