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Statistical Bias

Responsible AI / Safety · Level 2 of 5

Statistical Bias

A systematic difference between an estimator's expected value and its target.

This technical use differs from societal prejudice and neural bias parameters.

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An estimation procedure consistently underestimates a population quantity in repeated sampling.

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Statistical Bias. A systematic difference between an estimator's expected value and its target. This technical use differs from societal prejudice and neural bias parameters. For example: An estimation procedure consistently underestimates a population quantity in repeated sampling.

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