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• bias — bi‧as [ˈbaɪəs] noun biases PLURALFORM [countable, uncountable] MARKETING in market research, errors in results, usually caused by working with a group of people who are not typical of the group you want to know about, or by asking confusing… …   Financial and business terms

• bias — n. prejudice 1) to demonstrate, display, exhibit, show bias 2) to root out bias 3) deep rooted, strong bias 4) a bias against; for; towards diagonal line 5) on the bias (to cut on the bias) * * * [ baɪəs] display exhibit …   Combinatory dictionary

• bias — 01. The ref is obviously [biased] against us; his brother is on the other team. 02. During your speaking test you will be evaluated by a teacher other than your own. This is to make sure that the tester has no [bias] either for or against you. 03 …   Grammatical examples in English

• bias — [[t]ba͟ɪ͟əs[/t]] biases, biasing, biased 1) N VAR: usu with supp Bias is a tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to favour that person or thing. Bias against women permeates every level of the judicial system... There were fierce …   English dictionary

• Bias — Bi as (b[imac] as), n.; pl. {Biases} ( [e^]z). [F. biasis, perh. fr. LL. bifax two faced; L. bis + facies face. See {Bi }, and cf. {Face}.] 1. A weight on the side of the ball used in the game of bowls, or a tendency imparted to the ball, which… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Strong inference — is a model of scientific inquiry developed by John R. Platt. [cite journal|journal=Science|volume=146|issue=3642|year=1964|title=Strong inference|author=John R. Platt|url=http://256.com/gray/docs/strong inference.html] Platt notes that certain… …   Wikipedia

• bias — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, definite, marked, obvious, significant, strong ▪ blatant ▪ slight …   Collocations dictionary

• bias — 1 noun 1 (uncountable singular) a tendency to consider one person, group, idea etc more favourably than others: a newspaper with a strong right wing bias (+ against/towards/in favour of): There was a definite bias against commerce and science in… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• bias — /buy euhs/, n., adj., adv., v., biased, biasing or (esp. Brit.) biassed, biassing. n. 1. an oblique or diagonal line of direction, esp. across a woven fabric. 2. a particular tendency or inclination, esp. one that prevents unprejudiced… …   Universalium

• bias — bi|as1 [ˈbaıəs] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: biais, from Old Provençal] 1.) [singular, U] an opinion about whether a person, group, or idea is good or bad which influences how you deal with it political/gender/racial etc bias ▪ a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• bias — bi•as [[t]ˈbaɪ əs[/t]] n. adj. adv. v. bi•ased, bi•as•ing (esp. brit.)bi•assed, bi•as•sing. 1) tex an oblique or diagonal line of direction, esp. across a woven fabric 2) a particular tendency or inclination, esp. one that prevents impartial… …   From formal English to slang