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third-variable problem

third-variable problem The third-variable problem is a confounding issue in which an outside factor creates the appearance that one variable causes another when both are actually influenced by that third factor.

The third-variable problem is a confounding issue in which an outside factor creates the appearance that one variable causes another when both are actually influenced by that third factor.

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