Table:
Selection bias | Type 1 | Type 2 |
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Definition | Restricting to one or more level(s) of a collider (or a descendant of a collider) | Restricting to one or more level(s) of an effect measure modifier |
Other names | Collider stratification bias; collider restriction bias | generalizability bias |
Can occur on sharp null? | Yes | No |
Bias in the referent population? | Yes | Yes |
Bias in the selected sample? | Yes | No |
Can affect internal validity? | Yes | Yes |
Can affect external validity? | No | Yes |
Effect measure scale dependent? | No | Yes |