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Data Dredging

nounid 4813·updated Aug 28, 2026
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A statistical bias in which testing huge numbers of hypotheses of a dataset may appear to yield statistical significance even when the results are statistically nonsignificant.

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Vulnerability72%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Variants

synonym
p-hackingstatistical bias
plural
Data Dredgings
possessive
Data Dredging's
pluralpossessive
Data Dredgings'

Framework definitions

Towards a Standard for Identifying and Managing Bias in Artificial Intelligence1 senseview framework →
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A statistical bias in which testing huge numbers of hypotheses of a dataset may appear to yield statistical significance even when the results are statistically nonsignificant.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
A statistical bias in which testing huge numbers of hypotheses of a dataset may appear to yield statistical significance even when the results are statistically nonsignificant.
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