Bias (disambiguation)
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Bias most often means prejudice of some sort in terms of point of view. In particular, bias may mean:
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In science and statistics:
- Statistical bias, the systematic distortion of a statistic
- A biased sample is one that is falsely taken to be typical of a population from which it is drawn
- Estimator bias describes an estimator whose expectation differs from the true value of the parameter being estimated
- Cultural bias, interpreting and judging phenomena in terms particular to one's own culture
- Cognitive bias, any of a wide range of observer effects identified in cognitive science
- Confirmation bias, the tendency to interpret information in a way that confirms preconceptions
- Perception bias, also known as cognitive perspective, the choice of a context or a reference
- Infrastructure bias, the influence of existing social or scientific infrastructure on scientific observations
- Notation bias, a form of cultural bias in which a notation induces the appearance of a nonexistent natural law
In electricity:
- Bias (electrical engineering), a systematic deviation of a value from a reference value.
- Current bias, a steady-state current that is forced through an electronic device.
- Grid bias of a vacuum tube is used to control the electron flow from the heated cathode to the positively charged anode.
- Tape bias (also AC bias) is a high-frequency signal (generally from 40 to 150 kHz) added to the audio signal recorded on an analog tape recorder.
- Voltage bias, a steady-state voltage inserted in series with an element of an electronic device.
In other areas:
- Bias, a book by journalist Bernard Goldberg
- Bias of a woven fabric, the 45-degree diagonal line along which it is most stretchable
- Bias of a ball, the irregularity in shape or weight which may cause it to move in an unexpected manner
- Bias of Priene, one of the Seven Sages of Greece
- Bias (mythology), a brother of Melampus
- One of several communes in France named Bias such as:
- Bias in the Landes département
- Bias in the Lot-et-Garonne département
- Bias might also designate the handedness of a person: left-handed or right-handed.
- Bias (genus) is a genus of Wattle-eye bird.
People:
- Len Bias, a basketball player.
Important note: Wikipedia has an editorial policy encouraging a Neutral Point of View, free from bias. See: Wikipedia:Neutral point of view