survivor bias
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Noun[edit]
survivor bias (countable and uncountable, plural survivor biases)
- Synonym of survivorship bias
- 2011, Q. Ashton Acton, PhD, Heart Diseases: New Insights for Healthcare, →ISBN:
- Survivor bias commonly weakens observational studies, even those published in premier journals. It occurs because patients who live longer are more likely to receive treatment than those who die early.