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Data collection terminology debated: 'unmeasured' preferred

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The author discusses the terminology for data that could have been collected but was not. They highlight that different fields use different terms, such as 'omitted' in econometrics or 'unmeasured variable' in epidemiology. The author prefers 'unmeasured' to describe this type of data, which is distinct from truly latent or unobservable variables. AI

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  1. LessWrong (AI tag) TIER_1 English(EN) · Gretta Duleba ·

    Data you could have observed but didn't

    <p><span>You're running a study that involves keeping records about humans. You have a spreadsheet with rows for each person and columns for height, weight, and eye color. You get pretty far in your study and then realize you sure could have used hair color too, but shoot, you di…

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