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to bias

to bias

6 4.9
To make someone have an unfair opinion
  • verb
  • /ˈbaɪəs/
translation icon : sesgar
  • Sandra, do you think your feelings for Norman are biasing your judgment about Mr. Richards?
  • bias the results
  • bias the findings
  • bias the responses

I don't vote because that would bias me, which is both like what?

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Examples

  • If so, they would be likely to be injured more often, thus biasing the results of the study.

    Academic text (1992)

  • The goal of the study is to determine whether the design of the survey could bias the responses of the participants.

  • I will make a note to not bias towards the top next time as well.

  • Attitudes towards women, as in India, may bias the local perception of their poverty.

    Academic text (1998)

  • We were inundated with evidence and people trying to bias our opinion on both sides.

    Blog text (11)

  • To avoid biasing the responses, the questionnaires were filled out before the lecture.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The journalist tried to bias her report by emphasizing only the negative aspects of the event.

  • During the interview, he was careful not to bias his questions with his personal opinions.

Synonyms

to sway
vsto bias
81 3.6

To cause someone to change their opinion or decision

is an unfair influence rather than neutral persuasion
to prejudice
vsto bias
33 6.1

To make someone form an unfair opinion before they know enough

is a general unfair influence rather than only early opinion formation
to weight
vsto bias
20 6.6

To influence something so it favors one side

is an unfair influence that favors one side rather than being neutral
to slant
vsto bias
14 6.3

To present information in a way that favors one side

is an unfair influence that changes judgment rather than just framing facts

Compounds

experimenter bias
  • Specialized
7.2

A researcher's expectations change how participants act in a study and affect results

How Influential

to corrupt
125 4.5
to bias
6 4.9
to suggest
∞ 1.6

Surface Forms

bias infinitive
biased past
biased past participle
biasing present participle
biases third person singular

Etymology

Bias as a verb comes from the idea of a 'slant', so to bias someone is to tilt their view to one side and make their judgment unfair.