Meanings
nounHeckman correction (countable and uncountable, plural Heckman corrections)
plural Heckman corrections
- countableuncountableAny of a number of related statistical methods that allow the researcher to correct for selection bias.
Origin
Developed by James Heckman at the University of Chicago from 1976 to 1979.
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Heckman correction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heckman%20correction
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