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Berkson's paradox

Berkson's paradox proper noun: a counterintuitive result arising in statistical tests of proportions when there is an ascertainment bias inherent in a study design.

Proper noun

Berkson's paradox

  1. A counterintuitive result arising in statistical tests of proportions when there is an ascertainment bias inherent in a study design.
    Synonyms:
    Berkson's bias, Berkson's fallacy, collider bias

Synonyms of Berkson's paradox

  • Berkson's bias
  • Berkson's fallacy
  • collider bias

Origin of Berkson's paradox

Originally described by Joseph Berkson.

Questions about Berkson's paradox

What does Berkson's paradox mean?
Berkson's paradox means a counterintuitive result arising in statistical tests of proportions when there is an ascertainment bias inherent in a study design.
What part of speech is Berkson's paradox?
Berkson's paradox is a proper noun.

Words near Berkson's paradox in the dictionary

  1. Berkshire Park
  2. Berkshireman
  3. Berkshiremen
  4. Berkshires
  5. Berkson
  6. Berkson's paradox
  7. Berkswell
  8. Berkswich
  9. berkut
  10. berkuts
  11. berlady

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