User:Jm34harvey/Systemic bias
The demographic bias of Wikipedia "manifests itself as a portrayal of the world through the filter of the experiences and views of the average Wikipedian." The structural bias of published scientific articles "lies in the manner in which the peer review process restricts open access to scientific findings. This necessarily subjective vetting procedure produces systematic bias in that a sizable proportion of scientific studies by qualified researchers are unavailable for consideration."[1] Both of these forms of systemic bias affect the quality of information on Wikipedia. The bias of the scientific publishing process is outside the control of Wikipedia, but WikiProject Countering system bias "aims to control and (possibly) eliminate the cultural perspective gaps made by the systemic bias, consciously focusing upon subjects and points of view neglected by the encyclopedia as a whole."
Fixes
- demographic bias of Wikipedia: addressed by WP:CSB
- structural bias of scientific articles: outside Wikipedia
- Wikipedia's lack of TLC for newbies: WikiLove?
Notability[edit]
- Addressing the bias problem says, "the problem lies in the manner in which the peer review process restricts open access to scientific findings. This necessarily subjective vetting procedure produces systematic bias in that a sizable proportion of scientific studies by qualified researchers are unavailable for consideration."[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Schooler, Jonathon (Jan 7, 2011), "Addressing the bias problem", When Science Goes Psychic, NYTimes, retrieved Sep 3, 2011,
One partial solution would be the development of an open repository of scientific findings that encourages researchers to rigorously log their methodology and predictions beforehand, and then report all of their results regardless of outcomes afterward.