Episode 5: Hired by Algorithm – Show Notes Finding and applying for jobs is a painful task – made worse by hiring bias pervasive in the process. In today’s episode, we consider advances in helping to eliminate hiring bias from job description to interview. We call out a few of the biases lurking in HR… Continue reading Hired By Algorithm
Month: July 2018
Statistical Sampling Bias
Episode 4: Statistical Sampling Bias – Show Notes Bias sneaks in to algorithms and data science from multiple sources. Primarily, it comes from statistical or cognitive biases that then lead to biased conclusions or results. In today’s episode, we look at four types statistical sampling bias to understand how biased samples skew algorithms. [2:54] Selection… Continue reading Statistical Sampling Bias
Many Unhappy Retail Returns
Episode 3: Many Unhappy Retail Returns – Show Notes Retail returns hurt the bottom line. They cause headaches for customer service, stocking, and profitability. It doesn’t help that some people have promoted using returns policies as a way of renting items not actually needed or wanted without being out of pocket. As much as that… Continue reading Many Unhappy Retail Returns
Data Science Process
Episode 2: The Data Science Process – Show Notes Decisions made at every stage of the data science process can impact the ethics of the outcome. From data selection to hypotheses tested to interpretation, data scientists must carefully evaluate the implications of their models and outputs. In today’s episode, we delve into the data science… Continue reading Data Science Process