| misclassification |
assignment of subjects, values, or attributes to inappropriate groups or categories. In nondifferential m. the probability or direction of misclassification error is constant across all study groups while in differential m. it varies across the groups.
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| misclassification b. |
see misclassification.
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| misclassification bias |
Epidemiology is not an exact science, and errors may occur in classifying individuals' exposure status or disease status. Classification may be from questionnaire data, estimated data or incomplete information. Misclassification bias can result in making an effect appear larger or smaller than it really is.
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