potential bias
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpotentialandbias
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potential
adjective[before noun]
uk/pəˈten.ʃəl/us/poʊˈten.ʃəl/
possible when the necessary ...
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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 ofpotentialandbiasfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Anotherpotentialbiasis the possibility of increased submission of blood isolates, but this would be true for all age groups.
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In this report, we evaluate thispotentialbias.
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Thispotentialbiasmay extend to the authors' discussion of behavioral development through operant learning.
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This approach may lead topotentialbiasin correlations that might be interpreted as developmental mediation.
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However, the application of multivariable analysis adjusted for thispotentialbias.
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To control forpotentialbiasfrom the disproportionate number of re-admissions to a small number of units, data analysis was restricted to first admissions only.
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Thus, thepotentialbiasin comparing two different production systems and their performances was reduced or eliminated.
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The narrow strip minimized thepotentialbiasagainst less detectable species.
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We also relied on the expertise of our own study geriatricians to make final judgments, another source ofpotentialbias.
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Thispotentialbiaswould tend to lead to exaggerated associations between resistance and previous treatment and poor adherence.
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Several aspects of the methodology employed in this study may limitpotentialbias.
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We think that thispotentialbiasis partly minimized as we also controlled for death in the analyses.
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However, the discount of future benefits minimizes the actual impact of thispotentialbias.
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Another source ofpotentialbiasare the missing values that mainly occurred within the follow-up period, herewith selectively affecting measures of the disease management strategy.
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I therefore considered thispotentialbiasto be of minor importance to the results on the point scale.
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We devised a measure of thepotentialbiaschildren might bring to their perception of their classmates' views of them.
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A furtherpotentialbiascan be quickly ruled out.
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These studies examined several factors and it is impossible to eliminatepotentialbias.
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However, whilst blinding may reducepotentialbias, it may cause difficulty with compliance due to adverse effects.
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To minimizepotentialbias, all measures of democracy are calculated only when data existed for all ten years.
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