Browsing by Subject "Bias"

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    • The Bias hiding in your LIbrary 
      Ros, Amanda (The Conversation, 2019-03-20)
      Cataloging and classification are critical to any library. Without them, finding materials would be impossible. However, there are biases that can result in patrons not getting the materials they need. This article illustrates ...
    • Bias in Public Health Research: Ethical Implications and Objective Assessment Tools 
      Valdez, Jr., Daniel (2018-08-06)
      In an environment where one article is published every 20 seconds, we cannot be certain all studies are upheld to the same high quality standard. Thus, there is growing speculation that much of what is published today may ...
    • The Effect of Own-Gender Juries on Conviction Rates 
      Hoekstra, Mark; Street, Brittany (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2018-07-11)
      The right to an impartial jury is the cornerstone of the U.S. justice system and is enshrined in the Bill of Rights, but are these juries truly impartial, or do they favor defendants who are similar to themselves? In PERC ...
    • Mitigating Linguistic Bias in BERT-Based Medical Diagnosis Models 
      Mathavan, Shri
      Large language models (e.g. BERT, GPT) are increasingly being integrated into critical fields like healthcare. Current machine learning applications have been used for patient diagnoses, monitoring and predicting trial ...
    • Racial Differences in the Psychometric Properties of Grades: Are the Grades of non-White Students More Variable? 
      Dovalina, Christen L (2014-03-31)
      Although college grades are used in the assessment of academic performance and in the determination of the criterion-related validity of tests designed to predict academic performance, there exists virtually no systematic ...
    • REVEALING AND ADDRESSING BIAS IN RECOMMENDER SYSTEMS 
      Zhao, Xing (2021-07-14)
      In the past decades, recommenders have achieved outstanding success in delivering personalized and accurate recommendations. Highly customized recommendations bring individuals great convenience, while helping content ...
    • Sources of Bias 
      Hartberg, Yasha (2019-10-27)
    • Understanding Bias and Helpfulness in Online Reviews 
      Verma, Siddharth (2018-11-30)
      In today`s era of easy access to information, online consumers have become more informed in their decision making about the products they would like to buy. Online product reviews have played a key role in the increase in ...