ooli3@sopuli.xyz to Data is Beautiful@mander.xyzEnglish · 9 hours agoMean Height of 19yo Males in Select Countries, 1985-2019i.redd.itimagemessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1117
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minus-squarePommes_für_dein_Balg@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoData can never be racist. The decisions which data to collect, how to interpret it and how to act on it can all be racist. But data is just numbers.
minus-squareFauxPseudo @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoSelection bias plays a strong role in deciding what is racist and what is it when it comes to data. P hacking and all that fun stuff too
Data can never be racist.
The decisions which data to collect, how to interpret it and how to act on it can all be racist.
But data is just numbers.
Selection bias plays a strong role in deciding what is racist and what is it when it comes to data. P hacking and all that fun stuff too