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Nonresponse bias

Term · Economic statistics · MLC-T-ECS-001294

Error in estimates that results from missing data.

Note: Nonresponse bias can distort the outcome of a survey because respondents may differ from nonrespondents in meaningful ways.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ECS-001294
FieldEconomic statistics
ReferencesBLS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-001294",
  "term": "Nonresponse bias",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "Error in estimates that results from missing data.\n\nNote: Nonresponse bias can distort the outcome of a survey because respondents may differ from nonrespondents in meaningful ways.",
  "references": [
    "BLS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/nonresponse-bias/"
}

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