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Self-selection bias

In statistics, self-selection bias arises in any situation in which individuals select themselves into a group, causing a biased sample with nonprobability sampling. It is commonly used to describe situations where the characteristics of the people which cause them to select themselves in the group create abnormal or undesirable conditions in the group.…

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related to Explanation · 6
Self-selection bias → An, Due, For, If, In, Self-selection
related to References · 5
Self-selection bias → Empirical Economics, Hartog, Jacobs, Self-selection, Vijverberg
related to External links · 3
Self-selection bias → MoneytermsSelf-selection, Self-selection, Skeptic's Dictionary
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Self-selection bias → problems for research about programs or products
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Self-selection bias → major problem in research in sociology

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Self-selection biasrelated to External linksSelf-selection0.60section
Self-selection biasrelated to External linksMoneytermsSelf-selection0.60section
Self-selection biasrelated to External linksSkeptic's Dictionary0.60section
Self-selection biasrelated to ReferencesJacobs0.60section

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