Survivorship bias: related pages

The testing of a financial model by using it on past date and then comparing the 'predictions' to what actually happened.

The difference between the rate of return on a security (or a market or an investment) and the risk free rate of return.

The average of all possible returns an investment will produce, weighted by probability.

The bias introduced into index calculations bu the exlusion of constituents with short histories.

Any of several types of bias caused by changes over time or the inclusion of data not available in a period being modelled.

The tendency to favour evidence which supports a particular conclusion. Hard to avoid, especially in financial modelling.