Cause of statistical misrepresentation

The answer to “Cause of statistical misrepresentation” in the LA Times crossword is BIAS — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on July 10, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 36-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Cause of statistical misrepresentation” answer

BIAS (4 letters)

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Why the answer is BIAS

Think about a slanted perspective that can skew results! 📊

What does BIAS mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of BIAS is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Cause of statistical misrepresentation” appeared?

LA Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

July 10, 2026 (most recent) → BIAS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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