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Re:Predictive Policing Software Is Pretty Terrible at Predic... by PhilipRoman on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @01:26PM (#37754915)
If only we had statistical tools to compensate for this...
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Re:Predictive Policing Software Is Pretty Terrible at Predic... by llbeansandrice on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @02:02PM (#37755388)
What statistical tools compensate for the generally racist and shitty nature of US police officers?
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Re:Predictive Policing Software Is Pretty Terrible at Predic... by pxmpxm on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @05:46PM (#37758016)
I don't expect to read this level of asinine on HN.
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Re:Predictive Policing Software Is Pretty Terrible at Predic... by KingMob on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @02:51PM (#37755964)
There are limits to how far stats can compensate for missing data, especially non-random missing data.
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