Understand, manage, and prevent algorithmic bias : a guide for business users and data scientists /: a guide for business users and data scientists. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Tobias Baer.
• Authors: Baer, Tobias
• Contents: Part I: An Introduction to Biases and Algorithms.- Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Bias in Human Decision-Making.- Chapter 3: How Algorithms Debias Decisions.- Chapter 4: The Model Development Process.- Chapter 5: Machine Learning in a Nutshell.- Part II: Where Does Algorithmic Bias Come From?.- Chapter 6: How Real World Biases Will Be Mirrored by Algorithms.- Chapter 7: Data Scientists' Biases.- Chapter 8: How Data Can Introduce Biases.- Chapter 9: The Stability Bias of Algorithms.- Chapter 10: Biases Introduced by the Algorithm Itself.- Chapter 11: Algorithmic Biases and Social Media.- Part III: What to Do About Algorithmic Bias from a User Perspective.- Chapter 12: Options for Decision-Making.- Chapter 13: Assessing the Risk of Algorithmic Bias.- Chapter 14: How to Use Algorithms Safely.- Chapter 15: How to Detect Algorithmic Biases.- Chapter 16: Managerial Strategies for Correcting Algorithmic Bias.- Chapter 17: How to Generate Unbiased Data.- Part IV: What to Do About Algorithmic Bias from a Data Scientist's Perspective.- Chapter 18: The Data Scientist's Role in Overcoming Algorithmic Bias.- Chapter 19: An X-Ray Exam of Your Data.- Chapter 20: When to Use Machine Learning.- Chapter 21: How to Marry Machine Learning with Traditional Methods.- Chapter 22: How to Prevent Bias in Self-Improving Models.- Chapter 23: How to Institutionalize Debiasing.
• Publisher Details: New York, NY : Apress
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 001.4/33; Research -- Statistical methods; Machine learning -- Social aspects; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781484248850; 1484248856
• Related ISBNs: 9781484248843
• Notes: Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 18, 2019).
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