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attrition bias

attrition bias noun: a type of selection bias in statistical analysis, caused by loss of participants (attrition) in the course of a study; the subjects that do not run into completion of the study may differ systematically of those who do.

Noun

attrition bias (countable and uncountable, plural attrition biases or attrition biasses)

  1. A type of selection bias in statistical analysis, caused by loss of participants (attrition) in the course of a study; the subjects that do not run into completion of the study may differ systematically of those who do.

Forms of attrition bias

pluralattrition biases
pluralattrition biasses

Questions about attrition bias

What does attrition bias mean?
Attrition bias means a type of selection bias in statistical analysis, caused by loss of participants (attrition) in the course of a study; the subjects that do not run into completion of the study may differ systematically of those who do.
What part of speech is attrition bias?
Attrition bias is a noun.
What is the plural of attrition bias?
The plural of attrition bias is attrition biases.

Words near attrition bias in the dictionary

  1. attriter
  2. attriters
  3. attrites
  4. attriting
  5. attrition
  6. attrition bias
  7. attrition damage
  8. attrition warfare
  9. attritional
  10. attritional mortality
  11. attritionally

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