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Record 1 2025-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Decision-Making Process
  • Auditing (Accounting)
DEF

... a tendency to base an understanding on a pattern of experiences, events or beliefs that is assumed to be representative.

Key term(s)
  • sample selection bias

French

Domaine(s)
  • Processus décisionnel
  • Vérification (Comptabilité)
DEF

[...] tendance à fonder sa compréhension sur ce que l'on présume être des expériences, des événements ou des croyances représentatifs[.]

Spanish

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