overrepresentation
Americannoun
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overrepresentations
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the state or fact of being overrepresented.
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the act or process of overrepresenting.
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Bias, the A.I. company said, is caused by “overrepresentation” in its general data sets, though it did not specify if overrepresentation of white people was the issue here.
From New York Times ● Jul. 4, 2023
To highlight the overrepresentation of privately-educated people in the game, 42% of respondents to the ICEC's own survey went to a private school.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2023
“Trans people are more likely to face family rejection and even abuse at home based on their gender identity, which leads to overrepresentation in foster care, juvenile detention, and among unhoused youth.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2023
A lack of mental health training — or negative attitudes toward those with mental illness — among police, jurors and judges contributes to an overrepresentation of people with mental illness in jails and prisons.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 22, 2021
It is the first such agreement under a 2019 law meant to give indigenous groups more control over child welfare in their communities and reduce the overrepresentation of indigenous children in foster care.
From Reuters ● Jul. 6, 2021
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