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I don't know - is it? What is the difference between bias and inferring information from skewed data?


Bias, to me, is the active (perhaps unconscious) discrimination based on a trait. Skew is an unequal distribution of that trait as a result of bias in favor of other traits, historical circumstances, or anything other than discrimination.

The NBA wants good basketball players. If they happen to be white, I imagine they'd draft them with equal enthusiasm as any other player. So no, it isn't.




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