October 26, 2021The American Statistical Association (ASA) Census Quality Indicators Taskforce selected assistant professor of statistics Jonathan Auerbach to independently review the 2020 census as part of a three-person research team. Ironically the major finding was what they didn't find -- evidence of malfeasance or wrongdoing.
Director of the MS Data Analytics Engineering program, James Baldo, presented how algorithm biases arise and what changes are needed to increase fairness.
