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Bias

2009-12-28T14:17:13Z

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'''Bias''' has numerous meanings. It literally means ''diagonal'' or ''slant.''

== Electronics ==

Bias is a [[DC]] voltage level added to an [[AC]] signal which is to be amplified. This is done to put the AC signal within the amplifying transistor's linear operating area.

Bias is also a name for a high-frequency sine wave that is added to an audio signal as part of the process of magnetic tape recording; it has the effect of eliminating distortion that would otherwise be caused by magnetic hysteresis.

== Statistics ==

Bias means flaws in the collection, analysis or interpretation of research data that lead to incorrect conclusions.<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/about/terms/glossary.htm#b</ref>

== Psychology ==

A bias is sometimes defined as a violation of a normative standard. For example, the fact that people will be less likely to trade an object they are endowed with for another one-regardless of which initial object they possess-violates the normative standard that preference for an object should not be swayed by what is already possessed.

Studies of biases in psychology have shown that many principles assumed in economics are incorrect (Kahneman 2003) by illustrating that the notion of a free [[rational agent]] is idealistic.

== Encyclopedias ==

In works describing a potentially controversial topic, '''bias''' refers to the tendency of an author who holds a particular viewpoint to express that viewpoint (whether intentionally or subconsciously) in his work. This typically goes against the ideal of compendiums which are meant to be neutral, such as encyclopedias. For example, if an article on [[abortion]] is written by someone who supports it, it will likely be biased towards that viewpoint, and vice versa. Sometimes, ''[[Main Page|certain]]'' websites can be extremely pathetic and:
*[[breast cancer|Nastily misattribute certain diseases to abortion]],
*[[Rosa Luxemburg|Label]] [[Barack Obama|certain]] [[Al Gore|people/groups]] [[Homosexuality|with]] [[Australian Aborigines|no]] [[Irish Republican Army|basis]],
*[[Abortion|Generally make propaganda]].
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== See also ==
*[[Media bias]]
*[[Bias-Original Work]]
*[[Liberal quotient]]
*[[Essay: Accuracy vs. neutrality on Conservapedia]]

==References==
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Murder

2009-12-28T13:44:06Z

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'''Murder''' is the deliberate, malicious and unlawful killing of one human being by another. [[Edward Coke|Sir Edward Coke]] defined it as: "when a man of sound memory, and of the age of discretion, unlawfully killeth within any county of the realm any reasonable creature in ''rerum natura''<ref>rerum natura: In the nature of things; in existence.</ref> under the king's peace, with malice aforethought, either expressed by the party or implied by law, so as the party wounded, or hurt, etc. die of the wound or hurt etc. within a year and a day after the same."<ref>Coke 3 Inst 47</ref>

*"A man of sound memory, and of the age of discretion" means, in essence, a sane man.

*"reasonable creature ''in rerum natura''" means any human being.

*"malice aforethought" is a legal concept and only requires a momentary intention immediately prior to the act.

*The [[Common law|common law]] rule that in order for an act to constitute murder, the victim must die within a year and a day of the wounding, has now been modified by statute in a number of jurisdictions.

In addition to various secular prohibitions, the sixth<ref>[[Exodus]] 20:3-17 and [[Deuteronomy]] 5:6-21</ref> of the [[Ten Commandments]] forbids murder.

==Legality==

Killing humans is often legalized and committed without repercussions from governments. Such cases include wars, police actions, executions of prisoners, and [[abortion]]. The moral implications of these actions is often the subject of debate. It should be noted that although they end life, and may or may not be subject to homicide laws.

== Degrees ==

Murder is the unlawful killing of a human being with deliberate intent to kill: (1) murder in the first degree is characterized by premeditation; (2) murder in the second degree is characterized by a sudden and instantaneous intent to kill or to cause injury without caring whether the injury kills or not.

==Trivia==
*A group of crows is called "a murder of crows".
*The Biblical Cain is history's first murderer.
*If you kill someone, the person who was killed is dead.

==References==
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==See Also==
*[[Mass murder]]

[[Category:Crimes]]