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Observer-Expectancy Effect

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The observer-expectancy effect (also called the experimenter-expectancy effect, observer bias, observer effect, or experimenter effect) is a form of reactivity in which a researcher's cognitive bias causes them to subconsciously influence the participants of an experiment.

Social Biases

/ Experimenter bias

Sampling Bias

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Sampling bias is a bias in which a sample is collected in such a way that some members of the intended population have a lower or higher sampling probability than others.

Statistical Biases

/ Ascertainment bias

Selection Bias

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Selection bias is the bias introduced by the selection of individuals, groups or data for analysis in such a way that proper randomization is not achieved.

Statistical Biases

/ Sampling bias (related)