![]() The problem – there are loads of different types of bias. But the whole point of a good statistical test is to try and get as close to the true value as you possibly can, and you do this by reducing as much bias as possible. The truth – there is no statistical test or method of data collection that can be 100% perfect (bias free). ‘Bias’ is when the data you collected is skewed in some way, and this affects the results. But statistical measures can be used to estimate the true value as best they can. Now in reality, the ‘true value’ of something can never be known. ![]() True Value – the actual value of whatever your trying to measure.On the most fundamental level, bias concerns the data, the results and the true value: Well bias is not a good thing in statistics. In this blog, I hope to shine some light on the subject. But if I were to ask you to specifically define the term, many people would struggle despite their understanding of the concept. A word that is so commonly uttered and everyone knows what it means.
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