bias

Definition

Examples

The survey results may show bias because only a few people answered.

Synonyms

• prejudicea partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
• partialitya predisposition to like something
• favoritisman inclination to favor some person or group

Collocations

• Easy unfair bias
  describing unfair bias (not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception)
• Medium unconscious bias in hiring
  describing unconscious bias in hiring (that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware)
• Hard confirmation bias among analysts
  describing confirmation bias among analysts (additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct)
• Very Hard eradicate algorithmic bias from models
  to eradicate algorithmic bias from models, meaning to kill in large numbers