Le biais de sélection
Example: Le biais de sélection a influencé les résultats de l'étude.
Definition
"Le biais de sélection" refers to a distortion in research results caused by the way participants or data are chosen, leading to a non-representative sample and potentially invalid conclusions. It affects the reliability of studies by influencing which subjects are included or excluded.
Etymology
The term "le biais de sélection" comes from French, where "biais" means bias or slant, and "sélection" means selection. Together, they describe the concept of a skew or distortion introduced during the selection process. Did you know? In research, recognizing "le biais de sélection" is crucial to ensuring accurate and generalizable findings.
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"Le biais de sélection" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Research - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 108 commonly used words.
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