bias
Tilt toward one
Meanings that have grown out of the earliest use of bias now far outnumber its original noun use: to denote a line or cut in fabric that is diagonal to the weave.
Today bias, whether as noun or verb, is used primarily as a near synonym of prejudice to talk about representations that are false or skewed because of people’s views, or because of incorrect use of data or statistics: The judge was thought to have a liberal bias. The exclusion of this data seriously biased the results.
The participle biased is often used as an adjective: biased findings.
Preferential treatment of some
- one-sidednessImbalanced viewpoint or treatment
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
cronyism · preference · slant · subjectivity · leaning · inclination · predisposition · predilection
Prejudice based on ethnicity
- sexismGender-based prejudice
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- ageismPrejudice targeting older people
homophobia · xenophobia · intolerance · stereotyping · profiling · misogyny · chauvinism · transphobia
Slanting line or path
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- drapeHang in folds
- stretchPull to extend
binding · edging · seam · fabric · garment · crosswise · finishing · trim
Practical solving shortcut
- anchoringFastening securely to position
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- hindsightRecognition after the fact
- availabilityState of being obtainable
framing · groupthink · rationalization · attribution · recency · negativity · optimism · bandwagon
Subset for study
- varianceSpread around the mean
- skewnessDistribution asymmetry measure
- selectionChosen item or items
- systematicFollowing ordered procedures
measurement · response · sampling · confounding · outlier · estimation · regression · dataset
favoritism
Preferential treatment of some
- one-sidednessImbalanced viewpoint or treatment
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
nepotism · cronyism · preference · slant · subjectivity · leaning · inclination · predisposition · predilection · tendency
racism
Prejudice based on ethnicity
- sexismGender-based prejudice
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
ageism · homophobia · xenophobia · intolerance · stereotyping · profiling · misogyny · chauvinism · transphobia · ableism
diagonal
Slanting line or path
stretch · binding · edging · seam · fabric · garment · crosswise · finishing · trim · piping
heuristic
Practical solving shortcut
- anchoringFastening securely to position
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- hindsightRecognition after the fact
availability · framing · groupthink · rationalization · attribution · recency · negativity · optimism · bandwagon · belief
sample
Subset for study
systematic · measurement · response · sampling · confounding · outlier · estimation · regression · dataset · methodology
voltage
Electrical potential difference
- currentDirected flow of charge
- resistorCurrent-limiting circuit element
- transistorSemiconductor signal switch
amplifier · circuit · DC · forward · reverse · signal · diode · cathode · anode · grid
- injusticeinjustice, inequality, discrimination, prejudice, bigotry
- viewpointsviewpoint, standpoint, perspective, point of view, outlook
- media biasslant, partisan, partiality, one-sided, skew
- blind spotsscotoma, oversight, tunnel vision, dead zone, unawareness
- misjudgingmisjudging, miscalculation, snap judgment, prejudice, assumption
- Oblique thingsslant, tilt, angle, diagonal, slope
biasobjectivity
Freedom from personal bias
neutrality · impartiality · open-mindedness · disinterest · even-handedness
biasfairness
Just and equal treatment
equity · justness · equality · justice · fair-mindedness
biasstraight grain
Fibers parallel to length
lengthwise · longitudinally · perpendicular · crosswise · parallel
- gender biasesPrejudices based on sex
- gender biasPrejudice based on sex
- media biasSkewed news presentation
- confirmation biasPreferring belief-supporting information
- racial biasPrejudice based on ethnicity
- hindsight biasIllusion of prior knowledge
biased, unbiased, biases, biasing, biassed, antibias, nonbiased