CONSENSUS BIAS: Another term to describe False Consensus Bias (synonym); which is when one overestimates the degree to which others agree with their opinions, values,…
COVARIATE BIAS: An informal term used to refer to Confounding Bias, in the context of statistical analyses1,2. Confounding Bias is a distortion of an estimate…
CLINICIAN BIAS: A general term to refer to any biases attributable to a clinician (e.g. physician), taking measurements, or making assessments, in a clinical setting1,2,3.…
COMMERCIAL BIAS: A general term that refers to any biases due to conflicts of interest, that an individual or group has, with private industry1,2. The…
CLASS BIAS: When an assumption is made about an individual’s social class, and that assumption affects medical decision-making1,2. For example, when a healthcare professional assumes…
COGNITIVE BIAS: A general term that refers to any biases that illustrate a systematic deviation from rationality in judgment or decision making1. There are several…
CLINICAL REVIEW BIAS: A bias relevant to studies of diagnostic accuracy. When estimates of test performance are influenced by the availability and/or interpretation of clinical…
COLLECTION METHOD RELATED BIAS: A bias that occurs when information collected from the same patient-related outcome measures (PROMs) is collected using different mechanisms, or modes…
CONDESCENDING BIAS: A tenancy for subjects in a study to systematically alter questionnaire, or other subjective responses, in the direction they perceive to be less…
CONFORMITY PUBLICATION BIAS: A type of Publication Bias that occurs when confirmatory studies are published, and those that contradict currently held beliefs, whether null or…