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0 the action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way, because of allowing personal opinions to influence your judgment:
There has always been a slight bias in favour of/towards employing liberal arts graduates in the company.
Unconscious bias (= that the person with the bias is not aware of) can influence decisions in recruitment, promotion, and performance management.
She showed a scientific bias at an early age.
1 a direction at an angle across the threads of woven material:
2 to cause someone or something to have a bias:
4 the fact of allowing personal opinions to influence your judgment in an unfair way:
In her view, none of the interview panel had shown any bias.
gender/racial bias a federal law prohibiting gender and racial bias in employment
bias against sb/sth The email suggested a clear bias against American products.
bias in favour of sb/sth The company showed a marked bias in favour of employing men.
5 the fact of preferring someone or something:
6 the fact that information is not correct because of the method used in collecting or presenting it:
In the market research there was a bias in the sample of people who were selected to give their opinions.
There is a need to build in safeguards against statistical bias.
7 the fact of prices, etc. increasing or decreasing: