Selection Distortion
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| Selection Distortion | |
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| Term | Selection Distortion |
| Short definition | Selection Distortion - (pronounced) (seh-LEK-avoid BY-us) An error in selecting the people or groups to participate in a study. Ideally, subjects in a study should be very similar to each other and to the larger population from which they are drawn (e. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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Selection Distortion - (pronounced) (seh-LEK-avoid BY-us) An error in selecting the people or groups to participate in a study. Ideally, subjects in a study should be very similar to each other and to the larger population from which they are drawn (e. g. , all individuals with the same disease or condition). If there are important differences, the results of the study may be invalid
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