"selection bias" meaning in All languages combined

See selection bias on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: selection biases [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} selection bias (countable and uncountable, plural selection biases)
  1. The bias introduced by the selection of individuals, groups, or data for analysis in such a way that proper randomization is not achieved, thereby ensuring that the sample obtained is not representative of the population intended to be analyzed. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: confirmation bias, filter bubble Translations (Translations): valintaharha (Finnish), valikoitumisharha (Finnish), biais de sélection [masculine] (French), Auswahlverzerrung [feminine] (German), Bestätigungsverzerrung [feminine] (German), Bestätigungsfehler [masculine] (German), błąd selekcji [masculine] (Polish), предвзя́тость подтвержде́ния (predvzjátostʹ podtverždénija) [feminine] (Russian)

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