unbiased
[ uhn-bahy-uhst ]
/ ʌnˈbaɪ əst /
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adjective
not biased or prejudiced; fair; impartial.
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Also especially British, un·bi·assed .
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British Dictionary definitions for unbiased
unbiased
unbiassed
/ (ʌnˈbaɪəst) /
adjective
having no bias or prejudice; fair or impartial
statistics
- (of a sample) not affected by any extraneous factors, conflated variables, or selectivity which influence its distribution; random
- (of an estimator) having an expected value equal to the parameter being estimated; having zero bias
- Also called: discriminatory (of a significance test). Having a power greater than the predetermined significance level
Derived forms of unbiased
unbiasedly or unbiassedly, adverbunbiasedness or unbiassedness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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