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Disparate Impact

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For Predictor Y and Sensitive Impact S. Definition 6.2 Disparate Impact (DI) = P[Yˆ = 1 | S != 1]/P[Yˆ = 1 | S = 1]

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For Predictor Y and Sensitive Impact S. Definition 6.2 Disparate Impact (DI) = P[Yˆ = 1 | S != 1]/P[Yˆ = 1 | S = 1]