Sample Selection Bias

question 5

Multiple Choice

Sample selection bias

• A)occurs when a selection process influences the availability of data and that process is related to the dependent variable.
• B)is only important for finite sample results.
• C)results in the OLS estimator being biased, although it is still consistent.
• D)is more important for nonlinear least squares estimation than for OLS.

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