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The problem of selection bias in economic and social statistics arises when a rule other than simple random sampling is used to sample the underlying population that is the object of interest. The distorted representation of a true population as a consequence of a sampling rule is the essence of the selection problem. Distorting selection rules may be the outcome of decisions of sample survey statisticians, self-selection decisions by the agents being studied or both.
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Heckman, J.J. (1990). Selection Bias and Self-selection. In: Eatwell, J., Milgate, M., Newman, P. (eds) Econometrics. The New Palgrave. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-20570-7_29
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