bias (disambiguation)

Bias is an inclination towards something, or a predisposition, partiality, prejudice, preference, or predilection.Bias may also refer to: In science and statistics:Bias (statistics), the systematic distortion of a statisticA biased sample is one that is falsely taken to be typical of a population from which it is drawnEstimator bias describes an estimator whose expectation differs from the true value of the parameter being estimatedCultural bias, interpreting and judging phenomena in terms particular to one's own cultureCognitive bias, any of a wide range of observer effects identified in cognitive scienceConfirmation bias, the tendency to interpret information in a way that confirms preconceptionsPerception bias, also known as cognitive perspective, the choice of a context or a referenceInfrastructure bias, the influence of existing social or scientific infrastructure on scientific observationsNotation bias, a form of cultural bias in which a notation induces the appearance of a nonexistent natural lawPublication bias bias towards publication of certain experimental results. 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.
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