Evaluative Meanings and Disciplinary Values - eTheses Repository ...

[Applied Linguistics: biased toward N]
We conclude that, although between-learner differences in L2 categorization are correlated to the target
dialect of each learner, many (mostly Southern English oriented) learners are biased toward a reliance
on duration alone that is not found in either of the L1 varieties. (ALC: SLA2004_17)
Overall, based on the frequency of distribution of the test items, it can be said that low-, mid-, and
high-frequency words were fairly evenly distributed in the sample and that the sample was not biased
toward any frequency band. (ALC: SLA2005_16)
These internal representations are initially biased toward picking up direct correlations among input
and output features. As a result, the network tends to map similar inputs to similar outputs, supporting
effective generalisation. (ALC: Cognitive2005_20)
[Business Studies: biased towards N]
The USA has 50 states and the District of Columbia with varying types of small businesses, yet this
work is heavily biased towards a sample from the state of Michigan. It is recognized that the results
do not represent the entire small business sector in the USA without further research drawing on a large
sample across the entire USA. (BC: Marketing2005_8)
A category plan that is biased towards the advisor's brands and/or has insufficient analysis of the
competitors' brands will unlikely deliver the expected growth, and a scorecard will make this
deficiency very apparent. (BC: Marketing2004_8)
Findings of and conclusions from this study must, however, be considered in the light of the limitations
of the survey methodology used and the univariate, cross sectional analysis. The respondent sample for
example, may be biased towards firms with established dividend policies; those who may have chosen
not to make dividend payments may have been omitted. (BC: Finance2005_27)
The examples from ALC describe research results, whereas those from BC review research
procedures. In other words, applied linguistics takes a neutral or even positive stance in the
use of biased in texts, whereas business studies expresses a more critical stance in its use of
this adjective pattern.
, business studies is likely to regard neutral
business situations positively, as fair business competition,
unhindered by arbitrary biases, rules or restrictions:
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