Prepare data for exploration - Module 2

Question 1

Bias

Answer 1

A preference in favor of or against a person, group of people, or thing

Question 2

Data bias

Answer 2

A type of error that systematically skews results in a certain direction

Question 3

Sampling bias

Answer 3

When a sample isn’t representative of the population as a whole

Question 4

Unbiased sampling

Answer 4

When a sample is representative of the population being measured

Question 5

Observer bias (experimenter bias/research bias)

Answer 5

The tendency for different people to observe things differently

Question 6

Interpretation bias

Answer 6

The tendency to always interpret ambiguous situations in a positive or negative way

Question 7

Confirmation bias

Answer 7

The tendency to search for or interpret information in a way that confirms pre-existing beliefs

Question 8

ROCCC

Answer 8

R-eliable
O-riginal
C-omprehensive
C-urrent
C-ited

Question 9

Ethics

Answer 9

A set of principles to live by OR
“Well-founded standards of right and wrong that prescribe what humans ought to do, usually in terms of rights, obligations, benefits to society, fairness, or specific virtues”

Question 10

Data ethics

Answer 10

Well-founded standards of right and wrong that dictate how data is collected, shared, and used