2. (verb) (-a) to be biased (maths).
He aha i haukume ai te tīpako i tēnā tūhuratanga tauanga? (TRP 2010:111). / Why is the sample of that statistical investigation biased?
3. (modifier) biased (maths).
Mēnā e tūhuratia ana ngā whakaaro o te hunga kaipōti mō te pirimia e manakohia ana, ā, ka tīpakohia tētahi hunga kaumātua hei uiui, ka kīia he tīpako haukume tērā nā te mea kāore i whai wāhi mai te matatini o ngā tāngata katoa e āhei ana ki te pōti (TRP 2010:111). / If the opinions of voters about their preferred prime minister are being investigated and a group of elders is selected for questioning, then that would be a biased sample because it does not include the wide variety of people who are able to vote (TRP 2010:111).
4. (noun) bias (maths).
E rua ngā whakamahinga o te haukume i ngā kaupapa pāngarau (TRP 2010:111). / The concept of bias can be applied to two things in mathematics (TRP 2010:111).
