ooli3@sopuli.xyz to Data is Beautiful@mander.xyzEnglish · 13 days agoMean Height of 19yo Males in Select Countries, 1985-2019i.redd.itimagemessage-square38linkfedilinkarrow-up1157arrow-down11
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minus-squarePommes_für_dein_Balg@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·13 days 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·edit-213 days agoSelection bias plays a strong role in deciding what is racist and what isn’t 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 isn’t when it comes to data. P hacking and all that fun stuff too