Glossary Term
Selection Bias
Performance MetricsEN
Definition
Bias encountered due to enrolling study participants that do not reflect the intended target population.
Extended Notes
Source: National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus 26.09d, C28186. NCI definition, reproduced without modification under CC BY 4.0. Source identity and definition checked automatically on 2026-10-18. No individual clinical interpretation or human reviewer is asserted.
Also Known As
Selection Bias