confounding

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“We cannot look at this single liver case in a silo,” Raffat wrote, adding that “such cases do tend to occur on other GLPs as well because of various confounding factors.”

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

The study is cross-sectional, which means it cannot determine cause and effect and may be influenced by confounding factors or reverse causation.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

One particularly confounding and repeated grievance is the film’s title.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

Those involved in the Guthrie case say they are just trying to help solve the what has been a confounding case.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

The best chance of avoiding and confounding the beasts that lie below is to be as unpredictable as the sea and sky.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman