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{{Short description|Inherent tendency of a process to support particular outcomes}}
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'''Systemic bias''' is the inherent tendency of a process to support particular outcomes. The term generally refers to human systems such as institutions. Systemic bias is related to and overlaps conceptually with '''institutional bias''' and '''structural bias''', and the terms are often used interchangeably.

In systemic bias institutional practices tend to exhibit a bias which leads to the preferential treatment or advantage of specific social groups, while others experience disadvantage or devaluation. This bias may not necessarily stem from intentional prejudice or discrimination but rather from the adherence to established rules and norms by the majority.<ref>{{Cite web |title=institutional bias |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100005347  |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=Oxford Reference |language=en }}</ref>

Systemic bias includes institutional, systemic, and structural bias which can lead to [[institutional racism]], which is a type of racism that is integrated into the laws, norms, and regulations of a society or establishment. Structural bias, in turn, has been defined more specifically in reference to racial inequities as "the normalized and legitimized range of policies, practices, and attitudes that routinely produce cumulative and chronic adverse outcomes for minority populations".<ref>Lurie B, Aylor M, Poitevien P, Osta A, Brooks M. [https://appd.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/meetings/2017SpringPresentations/WS22Slides.pdf Silence Is Not the Answer: Addressing Modern Day Social Injustice in Your Graduate Medical Education Curriculum]. Workshop at Association for Pediatric Program Directors Spring Meeting. Anaheim, CA. April 2017.</ref> The issues of systemic bias are dealt with extensively in the field of [[industrial organization]] economics.