Many of the selections seem likely to confound expectations.
While revealing the rising potential for epic storms, the new findings are likely to confound efforts to discern whether human alterations of the atmosphere, particularly a buildup of heat-trapping greenhouse gases, are increasing the frequency of severe downpours, as many climate experts have predicted.
We selected covariates based on a priori hypotheses of the characteristics likely to confound the association of interest.
This interaction is unpredictable and is likely to confound the interpretation of functional maps of the auditory cortex.
The number of children in the household proxies household size, as actual household size is likely to confound changes in martial status and changes in household size.
It finds that the cost elements most likely to confound generation cost calculations are fuel costs and, particularly for renewable generation, the cost of capital.
I believe that in the next 50 years, Nigeria is likely to confound those who have been telling tales of its fall.
Thus, as they argue "the failure to account for differences in technology available to farmers, even in the same farm environment, is likely to confound the true effects of education on agricultural productivity" (Alene and Manyong 2007, p.156).
In general, while the fully automated algorithm guarantees at least 80% precision in 65% of the behavioral experiments and 37% of the trail videos, such relatively low precision levels are likely to confound the analysis.
Other variables that were likely to confound the occurrence of a composite complication were added to the model in a stepwise fashion and included the presence of pneumonia or ARDS, total attempts at intubation, device used for intubation, reason for intubation, and postgraduate year of the operator performing the intubation.
These QTL are likely to confound characterization of a target gene.
