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biased sample [¦bī·əst ′sam·pəl] (statistics) A sample obtained by a procedure that incorporates a systematic error introduced by taking items from a wrong population or by favoring some elements of a population. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| With web surveys there may also be less control over the sample population, with a reliance on the survey being "found" on the website leading to sample bias. Writing objective questions, participation bias, sample bias, etc. Each estimate would be subject to small sample bias (Greenland 2000), which was cited by Farmer et al. |
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