| > maximum likelihood That may be grounds for a mistrial. Decisions about crimes are not judged by the "maximum likelihood". > what specific analysis would convince you that this algorithm is predictive and non-biased What is it going to take to convince you that the choice of model and which data to use as input is just as important as the analysis itself? > race_factor Depending on the situation, using race or other protected classes is illegal. One of the reasons we have a right to face our accusers is to provide an opportunity to challenge those accusations. Racial (or any other protected class) discrimination doesn't become legal when it is hidden behind an equation or algorithm. If the government wants to keep the method secret, then anything derived from those methods should be excluded. > human biases ...are off topic. An algorithm needs to justify it's own existence. > it's not very big So you're fine with racial bias, as long as it only affects what you consider a "small" number of people. > or perhaps black defends actually are more likely to commit crimes /sigh/ |
I'm already convinced of this. Are you trying to imply that the cox model is wrong or something? If so, why not just make that argument explicitly?
Of course, if the Cox model is wrong, why do you believe the algorithm is biased? Isn't that reason to disregard the entire ProPublica article (which is all based on the Cox model)?
Depending on the situation, using race or other protected classes is illegal.
Did you even read the article? "Northpointe’s core product is a set of scores derived from 137 questions that are either answered by defendants or pulled from criminal records. Race is not one of the questions. "
/sigh/
You can emote all you like. Reality does not change.
I must admit, the emotion on display here confuses me. Much like you I oppose racial bias. The R script provides evidence that very little racial bias is present in this system. Why does this inspire such negative emotion? It's almost as if you care more about looking anti-racist than you care about having racism's effects be reduced.