AE 12: Fairness in machine learning

Application exercise
Modified

October 10, 2024

Note

This application exercise is completed in class and submitted via a worksheet.

  1. Define fairness.
  2. We want to create a fair algorithm to identify patients who will benefit the most from high-risk health care management programs. What does it mean for this algorithm to be “fair”?
  3. What should we do with the infrequent race classes?