bias

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A group of academics agreed, claiming it was "overwhelmingly preferable to targeted testing based on allegations, suspicion and bias".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Evidence comparing e-cigarettes with varenicline is also very limited, based on just one small study with a high risk of bias.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

Her affinity for her subject — an undisguised bias most documentary filmmakers would try to avoid at all costs — is her great advantage.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Most experiments were small, and the evaluations “rely exclusively on survey data and are thus subject to reporting bias and non-response bias.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

A reliance on artefacts will thus bias an account of ancient hunter-gatherer life.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari