A selected history of expectation bias in physics
Monwhea Jeng
physics.hist-pharXiv:physics/0508199
Abstract
The beliefs of physicists can bias their results towards their expectations in a number of ways. We survey a variety of historical cases of expectation bias in observations, experiments, and calculations.
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