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biased statistic

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biased statistic [′bī·əst stə′tis·tik]
(statistics)
A statistic whose expected value, as obtained from a random sampling, does not equal the parameter or quantity being estimated.


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It makes us furious when we are forced to sit and listen to them quoting biased statistics and feeding councillors misguided information and we are not allowed to reply.
Further, M3 and M5 yield the least biased statistics.
In Chapter 7 she states that feminists have used biased statistics in their analyses of male power.
 
 
 
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