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Bias is systematic error.
Maybe your thermometer just always reads 5° high.
Maybe it reads high on sunny days and low on rainy days.
Bias is distinct from random error, say if it's an electronic thermometer with a loose wire.
For classification problems, there's also this impossibility result: https://www.marcellodibello.com/algorithmicfairness/handout/...
Bias is systematic error.
Maybe your thermometer just always reads 5° high.
Maybe it reads high on sunny days and low on rainy days.
Bias is distinct from random error, say if it's an electronic thermometer with a loose wire.
For classification problems, there's also this impossibility result: https://www.marcellodibello.com/algorithmicfairness/handout/...