source of bias
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsourceandbias
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source
noun[C]
uk/sɔːs/us/sɔːrs/
the place something comes from or starts at, or the cause ...
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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 ofsourceandbiasfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofsource of bias
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Thissourceofbiaswould only serve to weaken the strength of any association we found.
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Mesh traps were less affected by bouncing effects than plastic traps, and this factor was a largesourceofbiasamong estimates from different traps.
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In the schoolaged population at least, no difference in participation rates according to nationality was observed, thus excluding nationality as an importantsourceofbias.
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An additionalsourceofbiasin the estimated effect of exports could be the absence of controls for seasonal effects independent of economic output.
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Firstly, it may be asourceofbiasin the negotiation process, since the mediator cannot always be considered as neutral.
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This could be overcome by making standard unit costs available to researchers to eliminate onesourceofbias.
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A possiblesourceofbiasis the gradual reduction in stillbirth ratio over time.
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The fact that the data refer only to the method currently used is anothersourceofbiasthat operates in the same direction.
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By using a nationally representative household population sample we minimized thissourceofbias.
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Another possiblesourceofbiasis that these hearings were, in fact, held when elections were contested.
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Inadequate specification of diagnosis, and different diagnosis criteria might also be asourceofbias.
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Future surveys should attempt to address this by offering as many of the survey area's major languages as is feasible to avoid this potentialsourceofbias.
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Heterogeneity among included studies is another potentialsourceofbiasthat can strongly affect a review's conclusions (17).
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However, in the school-aged population at least, no difference in participation rates according to nationality was observed, thus excluding nationality as an importantsourceofbias.
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Language would only be an importantsourceofbiasif the magnitude and distribution of acute gastrointestinal illness in these individuals were distinct from those who responded.
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Inadequate specifity of diagnosis might also be asourceofbias, although the study is based on cases diagnosed in a hospital.
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Equally, countries not missing this information at random are likely to be those with low numbers of veto players or unstable institutions, creating a potentialsourceofbias.
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An additionalsourceofbiasis that the importance of physical health problems in this study was limited by reliance on respondents' reports rather than on direct physical examinations.
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