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Record 1 2022-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistics
DEF

An entry in a contingency table that is certain to be zero, whatever the sample size, because it corresponds to an impossible outcome.

CONT

Ignoring structural zeros when estimating models can result in severe biases when estimating quantities that depend on joint or conditional probabilities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Statistique
CONT

Ne pas tenir compte des zéros structurels lors de l'estimation des modèles peut donner lieu à des biais importants lorsqu'on estime des quantités qui dépendent des probabilités conjointes ou conditionnelles.

Spanish

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