systematic error
noun
: an error that is not determined by chance but is introduced by an inaccuracy (as of observation or measurement) inherent in the system
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Another source of systematic error is experimenter bias.
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Luke Caldwell, Scientific American, 16 Jan. 2024
Cognitive biases are systematic errors in our thinking that influence our judgment, often leading us to make irrational choices.
—Gleb Tsipursky, Fortune, 8 May 2023
The machine that measures A1C levels may also have a systematic error in measuring A1C levels with a different type of hemoglobin.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
If so, animal studies of painkillers or drugs with painful side effects could contain systematic errors, simply because of the makeup of a laboratory’s staff.
—Sonia Shah, The New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2023
The bump credibility took another hit when it was pointed out that it could be explained away by a simple (although completely hypothetical) systematic error -- a miscalibration of the jet energies.
—Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2011
Even ideas in prestigious journals can sometimes be explained away as systematic error, but that’s the way science works.
—Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2020
This kind of controversy comes down to very particular aspects of data collection, analysis, and sources of systematic error.
—Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 20 Apr. 2012
The polls could be off by another 2-3 points, due to a systematic error in turnout assumptions, putting Biden in reality just 4-5 points ahead of Trump instead of 9.
—Damon Linker, TheWeek, 30 Oct. 2020
Luke Caldwell, Scientific American, 16 Jan. 2024
Cognitive biases are systematic errors in our thinking that influence our judgment, often leading us to make irrational choices.
—Gleb Tsipursky, Fortune, 8 May 2023
The machine that measures A1C levels may also have a systematic error in measuring A1C levels with a different type of hemoglobin.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
If so, animal studies of painkillers or drugs with painful side effects could contain systematic errors, simply because of the makeup of a laboratory’s staff.
—Sonia Shah, The New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2023
The bump credibility took another hit when it was pointed out that it could be explained away by a simple (although completely hypothetical) systematic error -- a miscalibration of the jet energies.
—Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2011
Even ideas in prestigious journals can sometimes be explained away as systematic error, but that’s the way science works.
—Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2020
This kind of controversy comes down to very particular aspects of data collection, analysis, and sources of systematic error.
—Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 20 Apr. 2012
The polls could be off by another 2-3 points, due to a systematic error in turnout assumptions, putting Biden in reality just 4-5 points ahead of Trump instead of 9.
—Damon Linker, TheWeek, 30 Oct. 2020
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