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Dictionary » C » Confounding ConfoundingConfounding 1. A situation in which the effects of two or more processes are not separated; the distortion of the apparent effect of an exposure on risk, brought about by the association with other factors that can influence the outcome. 2. A relationship between the effects of two or more causal factors observed in a set of data, such that it is not logically possible to separate the contribution of any single causal factor to the observed effects. ![]()
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Results from our forumEvolution... not see that humans are higher organisms than, say, pond scum? Do you see pond scum solving complex math problems or some of life's most confounding myteries?...can they build tall buildings or fly to the moon or land a spaceship on mars? Can they love others, get married, build a house, ...
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effect of temperature on the survival of yeast cells... of of yeast, as it picks up the hydrogen ions produced during the process. the yeast cannot then use the ions to make energy. this could have a confounding effect on your results :) Thank you for that, i'll go add that now! :)
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effect of temperature on the survival of yeast cells... of of yeast, as it picks up the hydrogen ions produced during the process. the yeast cannot then use the ions to make energy. this could have a confounding effect on your results :)
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DextroseRemember, running requires endurance, speed, coordination etc etc, you really don't want to have all those confounding factors mixed in. However, companies such as gatorade have a couple of examples of other tests(your wallet is probably a lot lighter than theirs though) http://www.gatorade.com/science_and_innovation/sweat_test/
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