unrepresentative
Skewed from average
Unrepresentative describes something that fails to accurately reflect the larger group or whole it supposedly stands for.
An unrepresentative sample in research skews results because it doesn't mirror the population.
A politician may be called unrepresentative when their views diverge sharply from their constituents': The committee was unrepresentative of the community it served.
Asymmetrically shifted
- partialFavoring one side
- one-sidedUnfairly weighted toward one
- slantedAngled from vertical
- prejudicedBiased against a group
partisan · lopsided · unbalanced · disproportionate · selective · weighted · favoring · discriminatory
Not due to chance
- unbalancedLacking equilibrium or stability
- skewedAsymmetrically shifted
- biasedUnfairly favoring one side
- selectiveChoosing with care
convenience · small · inadequate · flawed · stratified · demographic · population · subset
Distant data point
- exceptionDeviation from standard
- aberrationDeviation from the norm
- anomalyDeparture from the expected
- deviationDeparture from expected path
irregularity · oddity · fluke · quirk · rarity · peculiarity · nonconformity · departure
Creating false impressions
- inaccurateNot correct or precise
- distortedMisshapen from original form
- falseNot matching reality
- erroneousContaining factual mistakes
unreliable · specious · fallacious · invalid · spurious · misinformative · unsound · flawed
skewed
Asymmetrically shifted
prejudiced · partisan · lopsided · unbalanced · disproportionate · selective · weighted · favoring · discriminatory · inequitable
nonrandom
Not due to chance
- unbalancedLacking equilibrium or stability
- skewedAsymmetrically shifted
- biasedUnfairly favoring one side
selective · convenience · small · inadequate · flawed · stratified · demographic · population · subset · cohort
outlier
Distant data point
- exceptionDeviation from standard
- aberrationDeviation from the norm
- anomalyDeparture from the expected
deviation · irregularity · oddity · fluke · quirk · rarity · peculiarity · nonconformity · departure · divergence
deceptive
Creating false impressions
- inaccurateNot correct or precise
- distortedMisshapen from original form
- falseNot matching reality
erroneous · unreliable · specious · fallacious · invalid · spurious · misinformative · unsound · flawed · faulty
unrepresentativerepresentative
One who acts for another
typical · characteristic · exemplary · classic · normal
unrepresentativerepresentative
One who acts for another
random · balanced · unbiased · generalizable · cross-sectional
represent, representation, representative, representing, represented, represents, misrepresent, misrepresentation, misrepresented