attrition bias

English

Noun

attrition bias (countable and uncountable, plural attrition biases or attrition biasses)

1. A type of selection bias in statistical analysis, caused by loss of participants (attrition) in the course of a study; the subjects that do not run into completion of the study may differ systematically of those who do.

Translations

type of selection bias

• Finnish: hiertymisharha
• French: biais d’attrition m
• German: suggestion: *Teilnehmerverlustverzerrung