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Activity Number: 316 - Late-Breaking Session: Statistical Issues in Application of Machine Learning to High-Stakes Decisions
Type: Invited
Date/Time: Tuesday, July 31, 2018 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: JSM Partner Societies
Abstract #333068
Title: Interpretable Machine Learning for High-Stakes Decisions
Author(s): Cynthia Rudin*
Companies: Duke University
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What if computation was not an obstacle to constructing sparse, accurate models? With new optimization-based techniques for interpretable machine learning, it is not as much of an obstacle as before. I will discuss construction of optimal rule lists (decision trees), scoring systems, and matching algorithms. I will show that it is possible to create interpretable models that are just as accurate as black box models used throughout the criminal justice system for predicting recidivism.


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