Confounding Factor
Confounding Factor
:
A
Confounding Factor
is a
Factor
that is not present in the
Training Data
of a
Predictive Modeling Algorithm
.
AKA:
Extranaeous Cofactor
Confounding
will likely affect an experiment that is not
Randomized
.
Example(s):
A typical example is the suggestion that there is a confounding factor in smoking/cancer studies that cannot be controlled for, because it is unknown.
See:
Simpson's Paradox
,
Causal Factor
,
Factor Analysis