"Malmquist bias" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Named after Swedish astronomer Gunnar Malmquist, who first described the effect in 1922. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Malmquist bias (uncountable)
  1. A type of selection bias, where brighter objects appear to be more common at further distances; caused by a larger actual sample gathering region per square degree at further distances, and that dimmer sources drop out of sight due to distance. Wikipedia link: en:Gunnar Malmquist Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Biases Derived forms: classical Malmquist bias, Eddington-Malmquist bias, statistical Malmquist bias, systematic Malmquist bias Coordinate_terms: bias, observational bias, observation bias, selection bias, selection effect, statistical bias, systematic bias Translations (Translations): Malmquistin valintaharha (Finnish), biais de Malmquist [masculine] (French), Malmquist-Bias [masculine] (German)
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