home/glossary/Statistical Bias

Statistical Bias

nounid 5108·updated May 18, 2026
verified

A systematic tendency for estimates or measurements to be above or below their true values. Statistical biases arise from systematic as opposed to random error. Statistical bias can occur in the absence of prejudice, partiality, or discriminatory intent.

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

Vulnerability100%manual revieweval-seeds-v0.3-2026-05-14

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

possessive
Statistical Bias's
pluralpossessive
Statistical Biases'

Framework definitions

Towards a Standard for Identifying and Managing Bias in Artificial Intelligence1 senseview framework →
§1
A systematic tendency for estimates or measurements to be above or below their true values. Statistical biases arise from systematic as opposed to random error. Statistical bias can occur in the absence of prejudice, partiality, or discriminatory intent.

Outgoing relationships

No outgoing triples
This term is not the subject of any RDF-style relationship yet.

Incoming relationships

No incoming triples
No other term currently asserts a relationship to this one.