Bias in Workplace Investigations

Conscious or unconscious strong feelings for or against something.

Bias, thought processes

The Bias Pyramid

Actions

Based on conclusions, actions may be taken that are inappropriate for addressing and preventing issues in the future.

Conclusions

Based on the selected data and assumptions, conclusions may be reached about policy violations without considering all of the relevant data.

Assumptions

Based on the selected data, assumptions are made about the information.

Selected Data

Data selected from all of the relevant data.

All Data

All of the relevant data that may or may not be under consideration.