WHAT THE HELL CAN WE TELL THE PUBLIC BIAS: Interpreting a study favorably, and/or using positive spin in public discussions of the results, because of…
WE’VE SHOWN SOMETHING HERE BIAS: Over-emphasizing the data, results, or importance of a study despite them being truly not interesting, exciting, or remarkable1. We’ve Shown…
WINNER’S CURSE BIAS: A bias relevant to genome-wide association studies (GWAS), or other studies that rely exclusively on statistical significance to draw scientific conclusions. When…
WHITE HAT BIAS: The distortion of research-based information or evidence in a way to promote what it is believed to be righteous ends (e.g. righteous…
WITHIN-STUDY REPORTING BIAS: Another name for Outcome Reporting Bias (synonym)1; which is a bias that occurs when a study, in which multiple outcomes were measured,…
WORKUP BIAS: Bias due to incorrectly or incompletely diagnosed patients being more numerous in one study group compared to another1. Also called Partial Verification Bias2…
WITHDRAWAL BIAS: Patients who are withdrawn from a research study may differ systematically from those remain in the study1. Withdrawal could be due to a…
WRONG SAMPLE SIZE BIAS: Samples which are too small can prove nothing, samples which are too large can prove anything1. Although it is theoretically ideal…