a statistical sample in which the items selected share some property which influences their distribution
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biased sample
However, this organization might reflect a small and/or biased sample set of interactions.
Nizar N Batada, Teresa Reguly, Ashton Breitkreutz, Lorrie Boucher, Bobby-Joe Breitkreutz,Laurence D Hurst, Mike Tyers 2006, 'Stratus not altocumulus: a new view of the yeast protein interaction network.', PLoS Biologyhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1569888?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
It can also result in a biased sample if a non-representative group are selectivelyrecruited.
Maria E. Loades, Lucie Smith, Nina Higson-Sweeney, Lucy Beasant, Paul Stallard, DavidKessler, Esther Crawley 2019, 'Obstacles to recruitment in paediatric studies focusing on mental health in a physicalhealth context: the experiences of clinical gatekeepers in an observational cohortstudy', BMC Medical Research Methodologyhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-019-0730-z. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
As a result, the observed tag counts represent a biased sample of the actual transcript pool.
Briggs William M, Gilchrist Michael A, Zaretzki Russell L, Armagan Artin 2010, 'Bias correction and Bayesian analysis of aggregate counts in SAGE libraries', BMC Bioinformaticshttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2105/11/72. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)