Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

malmquist bias

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: malmquist bias
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of selection bias, where brighter objects appear to be more common at further distances; caused by a larger actual sample gathering region per square degree at further distances, and that dimmer sources drop out of sight due to distance.

Uncountable

Etymology

Named after Swedish astronomer Gunnar Malmquist, who first described the effect in 1922.

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

classical Malmquist bias Eddington-Malmquist bias statistical Malmquist bias systematic Malmquist bias

Frequently Paired Words

bias observational bias observation bias selection bias selection effect statistical bias systematic bias

Questions

What does malmquist bias mean?: A type of selection bias, where brighter objects appear to be more common at further distances; caused by a larger actual sample gathering region per square degree at further distances, and that dimmer sources drop out of sight due to distance.
Where does malmquist bias come from?: Named after Swedish astronomer Gunnar Malmquist, who first described the effect in 1922.

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