Confounding 5


Confounding 5 :

This occurs where the effects of two concurrent or simultaneous processes in causing an outcome are not explicitly separated. (Risk factor 1 seemingly causes an outcome, but in reality another risk factor 2 is mixed-in with risk factor 1 and distorts the apparent contribution of risk factor 1, by having an impact on the outcome). See: Bias

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