extraneous factor

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• factor — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, important, main, major, relevant, significant ▪ one of the most significant factors ▪ critical …   Collocations dictionary

• extraneous — adj. Extraneous is used with these nouns: ↑factor …   Collocations dictionary

• extraneous variable — a factor that is not itself under study but affects the measurement of the study variables or the examination of their relationships …   Medical dictionary

• Confounding factor (disambiguation) — In statistics, a confounding variable (also confounding factor, lurking variable, a confound, or confounder) is an extraneous variable in a statistical model that correlates (positively or negatively) with both the dependent variable and the… …   Wikipedia

• Classical modular curve — In number theory, the classical modular curve is an irreducible plane algebraic curve given by an equation Φn(x, y)=0, where for the j invariant j(τ), x=j(n τ), y=j(τ) is a point on the curve. The curve is sometimes called X0(n), though often… …   Wikipedia

• Eritrea — Eritrean, adj., n. /er i tree euh/; It. /e rddee trdde ah/, n. a republic in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: Italian colony 1890 1941; province of Ethiopia 1962 93; independent since 1993. 3,589,687; 47,076 sq. mi. (121,927 sq. km). Cap.: Asmara. * *… …   Universalium

• control for — take into account (an extraneous factor that might affect the results of an experiment). → control …   English new terms dictionary

• control — noun 1》 the power to influence people s behaviour or the course of events.     ↘the restriction of an activity, tendency, or phenomenon. 2》 a device by which a machine is regulated: the volume control. 3》 a person or thing used as a standard of… …   English new terms dictionary

• intervene — v.intr. (often foll. by between, in) 1 occur in time between events. 2 interfere; come between so as to prevent or modify the result or course of events. 3 be situated between things. 4 come in as an extraneous factor or thing. 5 Law interpose in …   Useful english dictionary

• Randomized block design — In the statistical theory of the design of experiments, blocking is the arranging of experimental units in groups (blocks) that are similar to one another. Typically, a blocking factor is a source of variability that is not of primary interest to …   Wikipedia

• Cognitive load — The term cognitive load is used in cognitive psychology to illustrate the load related to the executive control of working memory (WM). Theories contend that during complex learning activities the amount of information and interactions that must… …   Wikipedia