Systemic bias

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Systemic bias is any (generally) unintentional bias arising from constraints.

[edit] Experimental Bias

Examples of experimental systemic bias include observer bias, selection bias and diagnostic bias.

[edit] Diagnostic Bias

Here the nature or effectiveness of the diagnostic method varies with the variable under test. For example when diagnosing uterine cancer, a common technique for diagnosis has a higher effectiveness in those using oral contraceptives due to the increased probability of breakthrough bleeding.

[edit] Personal Bias

Examples of personal systemic bias are cultural, notational and infrastructural.

The Systemic Bias of Wikipedia arises from constraints of this project.