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Bias Testing

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As it relates to disparate impact, courts and regulators have utilized or considered as acceptable various statistical tests to evaluate evidence of disparate impact. Traditional methods of statistical bias testing look at differences in predictions across protected classes, such as race or sex. In particular, courts have looked to statistical significance testing to assess whether the challenged practice likely caused the disparity and was not the result of chance or a nondiscriminatory factor.

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Towards a Standard for Identifying and Managing Bias in Artificial Intelligence1 senseview framework →
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As it relates to disparate impact, courts and regulators have utilized or considered as acceptable various statistical tests to evaluate evidence of disparate impact. Traditional methods of statistical bias testing look at differences in predictions across protected classes, such as race or sex. In particular, courts have looked to statistical significance testing to assess whether the challenged practice likely caused the disparity and was not the result of chance or a nondiscriminatory factor.
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As it relates to disparate impact, courts and regulators have utilized or considered as acceptable various statistical tests to evaluate evidence of disparate impact. Traditional methods of statistical bias testing look at differences in predictions across protected classes, such as race or sex. In particular, courts have looked to statistical significance testing to assess whether the challenged practice likely caused the disparity and was not the result of chance or a nondiscriminatory factor.
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