Malmquist bias
English
Etymology
Named after Swedish astronomer Gunnar Malmquist, who first described the effect in 1922.
Noun
- 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.
Coordinate terms
- bias
- observational bias
- observation bias
- selection bias
- selection effect
- statistical bias
- systematic bias
Derived terms
- classical Malmquist bias
- Eddington-Malmquist bias
- statistical Malmquist bias
- systematic Malmquist bias
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