biased
having an unfair opinion before considering all the facts
Unfairly favoring or opposing someone or something, so that judgment is not neutral or objective.
changed or selected in a way that gives an unfair or inaccurate result
Affected by a systematic error or imbalance, especially in data, sampling, testing, or algorithms, so that the result does not fairly represent the true situation.
preferring or giving more attention to one thing than another
Having a tendency, preference, or emphasis toward one option, feature, or direction; not always unfair.
- Base: biased
biased against
1unfairly negative toward
having an unfair negative opinion of someone or something
- She argued that the selection process was biased against older applicants.
- The newspaper has long been accused of being biased against the mayor.
- Good research methods help prevent interviewers from being biased against certain answers.
- He is biased against my team.
- The rule seems biased against small businesses.
biased algorithm
1unfairly skewed algorithm
a computer decision system that treats some people or results unfairly
- A biased algorithm may reject qualified applicants if it was trained on unfair historical data.
- The researchers tested whether the facial-recognition system used a biased algorithm.
- Companies are under pressure to explain how they detect and correct biased algorithms.
- A biased algorithm can make unfair decisions.
- The team checked the software for biased algorithms.
biased in favor of
1unfairly positive toward
having an unfair positive opinion of someone or something
- The hiring panel was accused of being biased in favor of internal candidates.
- Some fans think the referee was biased in favor of the home team.
- The review sounded biased in favor of the author's earlier work.
- The coach was biased in favor of his son.
- The article is biased in favor of the company.
biased sample
1unrepresentative research sample
a group chosen for a study in a way that does not fairly represent the whole group
- A poll taken only on a university campus would be a biased sample of the whole city.
- The company admitted that its customer survey used a biased sample.
- Researchers tried to avoid a biased sample by contacting people from different age groups and neighborhoods.
- The survey used a biased sample.
- A biased sample can give false results.
biased toward/towards
1tending to prefer
preferring or giving more attention to one thing
- The program is biased toward students who already have some coding experience.
- Our strategy is biased toward long-term growth rather than quick profits.
- The scoring system may be biased towards teams with larger budgets.
- The class is biased toward conversation.
- I am biased toward comfortable shoes.
i may be biased, but
1admitting possible partiality
used when you admit your opinion may not be completely fair
- I may be biased, but I think our city has the best food in the country.
- I may be biased, but her presentation was the strongest one today.
- I may be biased, but this is still my favorite album of the year.
- I may be biased, but my brother is a great singer.
- I may be biased, but I love my hometown.