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tredjevariabel

English translation: third variable

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Norwegian term or phrase:tredjevariabel
English translation:third variable
Entered by: mantragirl

08:05 Apr 14, 2009
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology
Norwegian term or phrase: tredjevariabel
Store norske leksikon:
Tredjevariabel, betegnelse på en mulig faktor som kan forklare at to observerte variabler samvarierer. Hvis en forsker påviser at det er en samvariasjon eller korrelasjon mellom trimming og helse, kan dette fortolkes som at trimming fører til bedre helse, alternativt at det å ha god helse gjør at man er mer tilbøyelig til å trimme. Dette kalles retningsproblemet. Men i denne situasjonen er det også tenkelig at vi har å gjøre med en faktor som ikke er målt, for eksempel helsebevissthet, som kan bidra til å forklare både at man trimmer og har god helse. En slik faktor kalles en tredjevariabel.
mantragirl
Local time: 12:12
third variable
Explanation:
Det ser ut som det er dette, uten at jeg er ekspert i statistikk:
"Third Variable Problem:
A type of confounding in which a third variable leads to a mistaken causal relationship between two others. For instance, cities with a greater number of churches have a higher crime rate. However, more churches do not lead to more crime, but instead the third variable population leads to both more churches and more crime."
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brigidm
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Local time: 11:12
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third variable


Explanation:
Det ser ut som det er dette, uten at jeg er ekspert i statistikk:
"Third Variable Problem:
A type of confounding in which a third variable leads to a mistaken causal relationship between two others. For instance, cities with a greater number of churches have a higher crime rate. However, more churches do not lead to more crime, but instead the third variable population leads to both more churches and more crime."



    Reference: http://onlinestatbook.com/glossary/third_variable_problem.ht...
brigidm
Norway
Local time: 11:12
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Diarmuid Kennan
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agree  Per Bergvall
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