Data Dredging
nounid
4813·updated May 18, 2026verified
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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Entity Type
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unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
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.
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