ConceptSelection Bias
Selection Bias
A statistical concept referring to the phenomenon in which a sample is not drawn randomly from the population but is instead determined by specific observable characteristics, causing systematic divergence between the sample and the broader population.
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Oct 3
Street interviews (vox pop) suffer from selection bias, with small and non-random samples that cannot represent the distribution of overall public opinion.
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