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History Of Bias | |
File name | History Of Bias |
File Description | The classical distinction between bias (as a distortion, or lack of correspondence between observation and putative truth) and imprecision (random fluctuation) has been introduced in physics and technology first.Epidemiologists have always been conscious of the importance of controlling for distortions, although the definition itself of bias has changed over time. Central to this discussions in the past was the relative vulnerability of different study designs to bias and uncontrollable confounding (confounding being clearly distinguishable from bias. |
Category Name | Public Health |
Subject Name | Epidemiology |
Module Name | Errors in Epidemiology |
Micro Category Name | Admission rate (Berkson’s bias) |
Level | Masters |
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