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survivor biases

survivor biases is the plural of survivor bias.

Meaning of survivor bias

Noun

survivor bias (countable and uncountable, plural survivor biases)

  1. Synonym of survivorship bias.
    • Survivor bias commonly weakens observational studies, even those published in premier journals. It occurs because patients who live longer are more likely to receive treatment than those who die early.2011, Q. Ashton Acton, PhD, Heart Diseases: New Insights for Healthcare, →ISBN

Questions about survivor biases

What is survivor biases the plural of?
Survivor biases is the plural of survivor bias.

Words near survivor biases in the dictionary

  1. surviving
  2. surviving spouse
  3. surviving spouses
  4. survivor
  5. survivor bias
  6. survivor biases
  7. survivor guilt
  8. survivor syndrome
  9. survivoress
  10. survivoresses
  11. survivors

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