A form of selection bias in which only the people or things that "survived" some process are considered, while those that did not are inadvertently overlooked because of their lack of visibility.

The propensity for humans to favor suggestions from automated decision-making systems.

plural of bias distortion

a situation in which the p-type end of a p-n junction is connected to the positive terminal of a battery and vice versa

plural of bias tape

The bias introduced by the selection of individuals, groups, or data for analysis in such a way that proper randomization is not achieved, thereby ensuring that the sample obtained is not representative of the population intended to be analyzed.

(psychology) A systematic deviation from norms of rationality and objectivity in judgment or perception.

A type of selection bias, where brighter objects appear to be more common at further distances; caused by a larger actual sample gathering region per square degree at further distances, and that dimmer sources drop out of sight due to distance.

(psychology) A cognitive bias that favors recent events over historic ones.

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.