eli5 Can anyone explain to me the difference between confounds and random noise? thanks!

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eli5 Can anyone explain to me the difference between confounds and random noise? thanks!

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I’m assuming you mean confounding in studies…

Confounding is a non-random effect that is affecting the things that you are measuring.

For example, you might measure that people who eat hamburgers are more prone to a specific condition, but it could be that the effect is because of the french fries…