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A different important concept is systematic bias, which is the way available sources are slanted.


 * Mainstream media are highly selective in their editorial policy.
 * Book publishers may give attention to some specialised topics, such as steam engines, and not to others, such as agricultural machinery.
 * Academic literature is also selective: which writers or historical topics are covered in depth?

Complaints about "Wikipedia bias" may sometimes be answered as its coming from systematic bias: absence of good sources.


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