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Meanings of biased sample in inglés

portugués
amostra inclinada
español
sesgo muestral
catalán
mostra esbiaixada

Bias in which a sample is collected in such a way that some members of the intended population are less likely to be included than others.

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sesgo muestral
Usage of biased sample in inglés
1
The suggestion - predictably from a thoroughly biased sample - was Dublin.
The Irish Times
2
It's only fair to say that the 195 people who answered the questionnaire are a biased sample.
Drawing Down the Moon
3
Obviously working in the media is a biased sample, journalists are encouraged to tweet, post or forward funny and unusual material.
The Guardian
4
Oh, people can always reel off lists of famous homosexual geniuses, but that's a biased sample; of course we've only heard of the successes.
Axiomatic
5
Previous studies of the prevalence of sleep problems in adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) are affected by small, potentially biased samples and other limitations.
Pubmed
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