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That which confounds; destroying, confusing, perplexing, amazing, etc.: see the verb.Archives
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Volunteering as therapy
Volunteering is (extremely) broadly defined in academia. There are articles discussing volunteering as service, volunteering as serious leisure, volunteering as activism, volunteering at work, volunteering as a pathway into work, volunteering in as many domains as you can think of… But nothing (caveat: … Continue reading
Founding the Confounding Factor
What is a confounding factor? According to the Oxford English Dictionary, confounding is “destroying, confusing, perplexing, amazing, etc”. In statistics, a confounding factor or variable worms its way between your carefully chosen cause and effect, making a nonsense of your research … Continue reading