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Eddington bias: a standalone construct

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Astrophysics

the bias in measured counts near a detection threshold when measurement errors scatter more objects upward from the more numerous faint population than downward.

In astrophysics, Eddington bias refers to the bias in measured counts near a detection threshold when measurement errors scatter more objects upward from the more numerous faint population than downward. This meaning comes from Eddington (1913) in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.[1]

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References

  1. Eddington, A. S. (1913). On a Formula for Correcting Statistics for the Effects of a known Probable Error of Observation. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 73(5), 359-360. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/73.5.359

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