Talk:Confounding variable

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Confounding factor should redirect here.--Davidbillig 17:02, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

This is silly. Why are you placing the term 'confounding' under a 'lurking variable' umbrella? It's a term on its own that needs expanding, there could be an article on socio-economic confounding which is a huge topic. I can't find anywhere in the discussion of socio-economic confounding where 'lurking variable' is mentioned. It's a facet of wikipedia. Confounding should have its own article. 152.78.123.52 23:53, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

No, Confounding factor deals with the statistical use of the term, interchangable with "lurking variable" or "confounding variable", not "socio-economic" confounding... see introductory texts like "The Practice of Statistics" and many others. Glad this now redirects properly. If you decide to make an article on some other type of confounding, you might want to make a disambiguation page. --Davidbillig 00:31, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Requested move

  • I think "confounding variable" or "confound" is more commonly used than "lurking variable". Is anyone opposed to a name change? --Jcbutler 20:18, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Me too - I was looking for information on this subject and I typed "confounding variable" Mrweetoes 21:28, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Since "Confounding variable" already exists as a redirect, it requires an administrator to move. I've listed it as a request for move. Whosasking 20:09, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

I've moved the page, per the request at WP:RM and consensus here. Cheers. -GTBacchus(talk) 03:05, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

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