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un-BEYE-uh-st/ʌnˈbaɪəst/

Unbiased means fair and not leaning to one side: unbiased advice; an unbiased sample. Bias is already in the dictionary. Impartial and neutral are close twins. Biased is the opposite. Do not claim you are unbiased without a method. Marking and journalism: unbiased reporting as an ideal.

Meaning

Fair and not influenced by personal opinions.

Examples

• “Markers are trained to give unbiased scores across centres.”
• “The sample was not unbiased: it omitted night-shift staff.”

Good to know

unbiased advice / reporting / sample. Noun: bias. Close: impartial / neutral. Opposite: biased. Method matters more than the claim.

Near in meaning

impartial

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