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Biased away

Hi, there. I don't know what this "biased away" means here. Could you help me please? It is statistics.
"The very device used to
maintain a constant-quality sample may itself give rise to a sample biased away from
technological developments."
Thanks in advance.
Justyna
  

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[nq:1]Hi, there. I don't know what this "biased away" means here. Could you help me please?

  • [nq:1]Hi, there.
  • I don't know what this "biased away" means here.
  • Could you help me please?
  • It is statistics.
  • " Thanks in advance.
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[nq:1]Hi, there. I don't know what this "biased away" means here. Could you help me please? It is statistics. "The very device used to maintain a constant-quality sample may itself give rise to a sample biased away from technological developments." Thanks in advance. Justyna[/nq]
The opposite of "biased toward".
The opposite of "biased in favour of".
A sample that is skewed, or distort
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[nq:1]Hi, there. I don't know what this "biased away" means here. Could you help me please? It is statistics. "The very device used to maintain a constant-quality sample may itself give rise to a sample biased away from technological developments."[/nq]
It's not a meaning like "washed away" or "thrown away".

Think of it as ... it will give rise to a biased sample. In what way will it

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