Representative vs. Random Samples: Key Differences Explained

Learn how representative samples and random samples differ and why combining them minimizes sampling bias for accurate data.
JournalofAccountancy

Research Summary 22: Haphazard Sampling and Selection Bias

verybody has a favorite color and season—preferences that seem innate, always defying reason. Auditors are no different when it comes to haphazard sampling, a process in which—ideally—they choose ...
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Bias in Balance Optimization Subset Selection: Exploration through examples

When estimating a treatment effect from observational data, researchers encounter bias regardless of estimation methods. In this paper, we focus on a particular method of estimation called Balance ...
Harvard Business School

Provable Detection of Propagating Sampling Bias in Prediction Models

Ravishankar, Pavan, Qingyu Mo, Edward McFowland III, and Daniel B. Neill. "Provable Detection of Propagating Sampling Bias in Prediction Models." Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial ...