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Confusion of Statistical Parity and Impact Parity? #89

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LiFaytheGoblin opened this issue Jul 24, 2020 · 0 comments
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Confusion of Statistical Parity and Impact Parity? #89

LiFaytheGoblin opened this issue Jul 24, 2020 · 0 comments

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LiFaytheGoblin commented Jul 24, 2020

Here: https://github.com/dssg/aequitas/blob/master/docs/source/examples/compas_demo.ipynb
Under "How do I assess model fairness?" > "Pairities Calcuated" it sais

Predicted Positive Ratio k Parity Statistical Parity

According to your definitions Predicted Positive Ratio k is PPR and Predicted Positive Ratio g is PPrev. So Aequitas defines Statistical Parity as PPR Parity That is not the definition according to Verma & Rubin 2018, who say Statistical Parity was PPrev Parity. Then again, if taking Statistical Parity synonymous to Demographic Parity, your definition of it being PPR Parity makes more sense I think.

So, any thoughts on this?

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