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by zby 2813 days ago
"they could be unbiased while still amassing a data set that skewed heavily male" - this sounds like a self contradiction
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Is the NBA biased against white guys?
I don't know - is it? What is the difference between bias and inferring information from skewed data?
Bias, to me, is the active (perhaps unconscious) discrimination based on a trait. Skew is an unequal distribution of that trait as a result of bias in favor of other traits, historical circumstances, or anything other than discrimination.

The NBA wants good basketball players. If they happen to be white, I imagine they'd draft them with equal enthusiasm as any other player. So no, it isn't.