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Systematic Errors

Term · Economic statistics · MLC-T-ECS-001904

Errors or inaccuracies occurring in data consistently in one direction, which can distort survey results. By definition, any systematic error in a survey will occur in all implementations of that same survey design.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ECS-001904
FieldEconomic statistics
ReferencesU.S. Census Bureau Glossary
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-001904",
  "term": "Systematic Errors",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "Errors or inaccuracies occurring in data consistently in one direction, which can distort survey results. By definition, any systematic error in a survey will occur in all implementations of that same survey design.",
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/systematic-errors/"
}

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