bias

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Adam Back, a prominent Bitcoin developer, said the high-profile investigation was a case of "confirmation bias" and that he is not the person known as Satoshi Nakamoto.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

In public markets, the reporting cadence can lead to a natural bias to favor investments that bolster quarterly results.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Their motive, she claims, was discriminatory bias and a piece of legislation she wrote that law enforcement agencies did not like.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The tumultuous developments are keeping Asian currencies under pressure while "reinforcing a bias toward USD strength", Chan wrote.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Unless one is almost vis- cerally aware of this psychological tendency toward innumeracy, it is liable to bias our judgments.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos