What is it about?
Scientists who perform environmental assessments to support decision making must assure that the data that they use is as unbiased as possible. This paper describes sources of bias, presents examples and provides some approaches for identifying and reducing bias.
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Why is it important?
Environmental assessments provide the scientific basis for decisions to protect or restore public health and the natural environment. If the data that are input are biased, the decisions may be significantly under or over protective.
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This paper reflects my long experience as an assessor as well as discussions with colleagues and a literature review.
Glenn Suter
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This page is a summary of: The Problem of Biased Data and Potential Solutions for Health and Environmental Assessments, Human and Ecological Risk Assessment An International Journal, October 2014, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2014.974499.
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