noun
Technical term used in statistics, science, and formal writing for deviation or systematic bias. Often interchangeable with かたより (偏り) but more formal and less common in everyday speech.
See also: かたより
統計学では、偏倚のない推定量が重視される。
In statistics, unbiased estimators are emphasized.
このデータには偏倚が含まれている可能性がある。
This data may contain bias.
偏倚 (へんい) is a more formal, technical synonym for 偏り (かたより), which is the common word for bias or deviation in everyday contexts.
Compound of 偏 (へん, 'inclined, biased') and 倚 (い, 'lean on, rely on'), forming a term for deviation or bias. The variant 偏依 uses 依 (い, 'rely on') with a similar meaning.