possibility of bias
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpossibilityandbias
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possibility
noun
uk/ˌpɒs.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/us/ˌpɑː.səˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
a chance that something may happen or ...
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bias
noun
uk/ˈbaɪ.əs/us/ˈbaɪ.əs/
the action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way, because of allowing personal opinions to influence ...
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(Definition ofpossibilityandbiasfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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However, one must remember that a relatively small target group increases thepossibilityofbiasin our results.
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Therefore, whilst acknowledging thepossibilityofbiashere, the researcher wishes to promote a's case cameo as a positive example.
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The high response rate amongst family members (88 %) decreases thepossibilityofbiasfrom non-participation.
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Therein lies thepossibilityofbiasor prejudice from the start.
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That is why some people think there is thepossibilityofbias.
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Why choose a scheme which exposes the inspections to thepossibilityofbiasof one kind or another—educational bias or possibly racial or political bias?
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That judge would certainly be in by no means a strong position to carry out justice without the faintestpossibilityofbiasattaching to him.
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To avoid thepossibilityofbias, all children were taken to a single examination centre, where the dental examiners were kept unaware of the communities from which the children came.
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The real likelihood test is met as long as the court is satisfied that there is a sufficient degree ofpossibilityofbias.
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These types of tests eliminate anypossibilityofbiasand produce results that could be harmful to the patient and cause legal and ethical issues.
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Local or junior matches are often recorded by coaches or parents, these videos can not be used by the referee in supporting a decision due to thepossibilityofbias.
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Another finding of the authors is that a quarter of the opposed comments mentioned the possibilityofbiasin favor of gas industries in the composition of committees.
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The use of hospital discharge data as outcome variables makes the quality of diagnosis and selective referral important possibilities of bias in this study.
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