covariate
noun
co·var·i·ate
ˌkō-ˈver-ē-ˌāt 
-ət,
ˈkō-ˌver-
: any of two or more random variables exhibiting correlated variation
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Yet the authors don't discuss the possibility that both of these phenomena are caused by a third, confounding factor - a covariate that wasn't controlled for.
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Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2016
The good news is that there's a simple fix: entering the motion parameters, extracted from the DTI data itself, as a covariate in the analysis.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 26 Nov. 2013
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Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2016
The good news is that there's a simple fix: entering the motion parameters, extracted from the DTI data itself, as a covariate in the analysis.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 26 Nov. 2013
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“Covariate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/covariate. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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