What Is the Quality Loss Function (QLF)

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What is the quality loss function (QLF)?

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Definitions:

Confounding Variables

Factors other than the independent variable that may cause a change in the dependent variable, potentially skewing results in an experiment.

Control Groups

In experiments, the groups that do not receive the experimental treatment and are used as a baseline to compare the effects of the treatment.

Treatment Groups

In experimental research, groups of participants receiving the intervention or treatment being tested, as opposed to control groups which receive no treatment or a placebo.

Experimental Research

A research method that investigates causal relationships by manipulating one variable to see its effect on another, under controlled conditions.