Malmquist bias en · NOUN
Etymology
Named after Swedish astronomer Gunnar Malmquist, who first described the effect in 1922.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A type of selection bias, where brighter objects appear to be more common at further distances; caused by a larger actual sample gathering region per square degree at further distances, and that dimmer sources drop out of sight due to distance.
Coordinates
selection effect · observational bias · bias · selection bias · observation bias · systematic bias · statistical bias
Deriveds
Eddington-Malmquist bias · systematic Malmquist bias · classical Malmquist bias · statistical Malmquist bias
Translations (3)
fr biais de Malmquist (Translations) · fi Malmquistin valintaharha (Translations) · de Malmquist-Bias (Translations)