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    Personal biases are unconscious views that can influence judgments and lead to inaccurate research findings. Bias can occur at any stage of research, from study design to data analysis and publication. While unintentional, bias undermines the validity and reliability of research findings. For example, a study of intimate partner violence on social media showed an unintentional bias towards female victims and male abusers due to societal factors that make male victims less likely to share their stories publicly. However, the bias was deemed unintentional and did not invalidate the study's findings. Researchers should be aware of potential biases but some, like selection bias driven by outside influences, may be unavoidable if unintentional.

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    Personal biases are unconscious views that can influence judgments and lead to inaccurate research findings. Bias can occur at any stage of research, from study design to data analysis and publication. While unintentional, bias undermines the validity and reliability of research findings. For example, a study of intimate partner violence on social media showed an unintentional bias towards female victims and male abusers due to societal factors that make male victims less likely to share their stories publicly. However, the bias was deemed unintentional and did not invalidate the study's findings. Researchers should be aware of potential biases but some, like selection bias driven by outside influences, may be unavoidable if unintentional.

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    Personal biases are unconscious views that can influence judgments and lead to inaccurate research findings. Bias can occur at any stage of research, from study design to data analysis and publication. While unintentional, bias undermines the validity and reliability of research findings. For example, a study of intimate partner violence on social media showed an unintentional bias towards female victims and male abusers due to societal factors that make male victims less likely to share their stories publicly. However, the bias was deemed unintentional and did not invalidate the study's findings. Researchers should be aware of potential biases but some, like selection bias driven by outside influences, may be unavoidable if unintentional.

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    Personal biases are unintentionally acquired taught views, opinions, or attitudes that

    frequently perpetuate stereotypes. These personal biases are unconscious, automatic, and

    inherent, leading to inaccurate judgments. When a particular outcome or response is chosen or

    encouraged above others during testing or sampling in research, bias is created. Bias can appear

    at any stage of the research process, including study design, data collection, data analysis, and

    publication (Collins, 2020). The problem of research bias in academic writing is quite

    significant. These studies' findings must be reliable and respectable because they are frequently

    utilized to inspire further research and policy decisions. The researcher may not always be aware

    of their bias, but it does happen occasionally. Frequently, a researcher will favor a particular

    hypothesis and may try to influence certain phases of their study to steer it towards the outcomes

    and results they are hoping for because of this intended outcome. When a research study lacks

    objectivity, the entire experiment and its findings lose their importance (Collins, 2020). Bias

    cannot be as easily altered when using quantitative measurements. Unless the researcher

    purposefully modifies the findings, numbers are numbers, and the information is factual.

    Typically, when it comes to qualitative research, the issue of bias surfaces. Bias can be deceptive

    and leads to incorrect judgments. It impairs the validity and dependability of the findings of a

    quality improvement project, resulting in inaccurate interpretations of the data and incorrect

    conclusions (Collins, 2020). Thus, conducting biased research is immoral and unethical.

    Homan et al. (2020) explore quantitative methods of analyzing intimate partner violence

    in microblogs or social media. The study demonstrates a bias towards female victims and male

    abusers, which is also highlighted as a limitation of this particular study. However, the selection

    bias is unintentional, given that it is rare to identify female abusers, and male victims do not
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    report or are reluctant to share their stories on social media and microblogs. Most male victims

    do not make their narrative public hence the bias in selection leading to more female victims and

    male abusers. This study is still valid and reliable because the bias was unintentional and driven

    by societal factors.
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    References

    Collins, J. (2020, May 25). How to recognize and avoid research bias.

    https://www.impactio.com/how-to-recognize-and-avoid-research-bias

    Homan, C. M., Schrading, J. N., Ptucha, R. W., Cerulli, C., & Ovesdotter Alm, C. (2020).

    Quantitative Methods for Analyzing Intimate Partner Violence in Microblogs:

    Observational Study. Journal of medical Internet research, 22(11), e15347.

    https://doi.org/10.2196/15347

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