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A spurious association created or changed by conditioning on a common effect of two variables.
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A false association that appears after controlling for a shared outcome.Use for bias introduced when a study conditions on a variable caused by both exposure and outcome.
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By selecting only admitted students, the analysis risked collider bias between prior grades and family income.
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