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ESTIMATION BIAS:

A general term that refers to any systematic errors in estimation by people, or participants or researchers in a scientific study1,2. The term Estimation Bias is non-specific, and therefore could refer to any number of Selection, or Information biases described in this dictionary. Also see: Underestimation Bias, Research Bias, Magnitude Bias, Small Sample Bias, and Algorithmic Bias.


References:

1. Ho CS, Chang CH, Lin KC, Huang CC, Hsu YJ. Correction of estimation bias of predictive equations of energy expenditure based on wrist/waist-mounted accelerometers. PeerJ. 2019;7:e7973. (Link to Reference)

2. Jayles B, Sire C, Kurvers R. Crowd control: Reducing individual estimation bias by sharing biased social information. PLoS Comput Biol. 2021;29:17(11):e1009590. (Link to Reference)

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