recall bias
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrecallandbias
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recall
noun
uk/rɪˈkɔːl/us/ˈriː.kɑːl/
the ability to ...
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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 ofrecallandbiasfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Second, tobacco involvement was assessed via self-report only, and as such the data are subject torecallbiasand willingness to report completely and truthfully.
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They comment that theirs was a small, non-blinded study whose observations might be subject torecallbias.
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What is "recallbias" and does it exist?
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With an average disease history of 5 years (ranging from 0 to 35 years), this strategy may have introducedrecallbias.
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Given a study period of 2 years,recallbiasis likely to be present.
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Arecallbiasas well as inverse causation could have been possible.
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Further, even when data are collected prospectively, the report of symptoms is subject torecallbiasfor individuals at the time of a positive test.
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Moreover, arecallbiaswas possible, as cases knew their diagnosis when the questionnaire was administered.
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However, symptoms are often subjective and prone torecallbias.
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The most likely cause for the association between self-reported diarrhoea and water consumption isrecallbias.
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From this they concluded thatrecallbiaswas minimal.
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Several questions asked of survey participants may have been subject torecallbiasor inaccurate reporting.
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One form ofrecallbiascalled ' telescoping ' is especially important in this type of study.
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First, previous studies investigating this link in communitybased studies have been cross-sectional among adults, and therefore vulnerable torecallbias.
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In addition, in our analyses we attempt to deal with therecallbiasinherent with a retrospective survey.
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Recallbiasmay have occurred if people who had been told they had pertussis were more likely to remember symptoms.
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This study has a number of significant limitations, including a low response rate (55 % at best), potential selection andrecallbias.
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It is likely thatrecallbiaswill be more marked when cases are aware of the hypothesis under investigation.
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Recallbiaswas likely as practices can fluctuate over time.
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The survey also did not ask about disease status, which avoided reporting orrecallbiasand could explain some of the differences.
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