Difference between revisions of "Bias"

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-'''Bias''' has numerous meanings. It literally means ''diagonal'' or ''slant.''
+If you want to know what bias is, click the "Main Page" button here. Sources:http://www.conservapedia.com/Main_Page
-== 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.
-== Social Context ==
-- Bias is also the predisposition toward one belief before another.
-Related:
-*[[Media bias]]
-*[[Bias-Original Work]]
-*[[Liberal quotient]]