Becoming a Critical Reader: Bias, Bias Everywhere!

by Andrea Lythgoe, LCCE (Originally published on Science and Sensibility for Lamaze International)Pretty much everyone would agree that there is bias in research. Most people would say that bias is inherently bad. While it absolutely can be a bad thing, it can’t be completely eliminated. So what can be done about bias in research? There are many kinds of bias: Researcher bias: researcher sets out