Fairness Metric

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A mathematical definition of “fairness” that is measurable. Some commonly used fairness metrics include: equalized odds predictive parity counterfactual fairness demographic parity Many fairness metrics are mutually exclusive; see incompatibility of fairness metrics.

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§1: A quantification of unwanted bias in training data or models.

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§1: A mathematical definition of “fairness” that is measurable. Some commonly used fairness metrics include: equalized odds predictive parity counterfactual fairness demographic parity Many fairness metrics are mutually exclusive; see incompatibility of fairness metrics.