交こう絡らく

noun

interrelationship; confounding (statistics)

Technical term used mainly in statistics and research methodology to describe a situation where the effect of one variable is mixed with another, making it difficult to determine causal relationships. Also used more generally for complex interrelationships.

• この研けん究きゅうでは、年ねん齢れいと喫きつ煙えんの交こう絡らくを調ちょう整せいする必ひつ要ようがある。

  In this study, it is necessary to adjust for the confounding of age and smoking.

• 交こう絡らく因いん子しを考こう慮りょしないと、誤あやまった結けつ論ろんを導みちびく可か能のう性せいがある。

  If confounding factors are not considered, it may lead to incorrect conclusions.