Berkson’s Paradox
A statistical phenomenon where two independent events appear to be correlated due to a selection bias.
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“data bias”
Social Desirability Bias
The tendency for individuals to present themselves in a favorable light by overreporting good behavior and underreporting bad behavior in surveys or research.
Observer Bias
A type of bias that occurs when the observer's expectations or beliefs influence their interpretation of what they are observing, including experimental outcomes.
Survivorship Bias
A cognitive bias that occurs when conclusions are drawn from a non-representative sample, focusing only on successful cases and ignoring failures.
Response Bias
A tendency for respondents to answer questions in a manner that is not truthful or accurate, often influenced by social desirability or survey design.
Selection Bias
A bias that occurs when the sample chosen for a study or survey is not representative of the population being studied, affecting the validity of the results.
Machine Learning Bias
Systematic errors in AI models that arise from the data or algorithms used, leading to poor outcomes.
Hindsight Bias
A cognitive bias where people perceive past events as having been more predictable than they actually were.
Clustering Illusion
A cognitive bias where people see patterns in random data.