What is Bias and How Can it be Mitigated?

What is Bias and How Can it be Mitigated?

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Airlie Hilliard

Airlie Hilliard

30 Aug 2022

What is Bias?

Bias refers to unjustified differences in outcomes for different subgroups. To contextualise this, bias in recruitment could take the form of white candidates being hired at a greater rate than non-white when race is not related to job requirements, and bias in credit scoring could result in males being given a higher score than females when factors such as payment defaults and education are controlled for.

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