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attrition bias

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables
at-tri-tion bias
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

attrition biases (plural) attrition biasses (plural)

Questions

What does attrition bias mean?
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.

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