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Quantifying the Cross-sectoral Intersecting Discrepancies within Multiple Groups Using Latent Class Analysis Towards Fairness

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  • Haebom

Author

Yingfang Yuan, Kefan Chen, Mehdi Rizvi, Lynne Baillie, Wei Pang

Outline

This paper presents a novel approach to quantify inequalities in access to services across a range of sectors (e.g. health, energy, housing) to ensure fairness in AI. We use latent class analysis to measure cross-sectoral inequalities between user-defined groups, and analyse inequalities across different ethnic groups using UK EVENS and census data. We verify the reliability of the measured inequalities through correlation analysis with government public indicators, and find significant inequalities between ethnic minority groups and between ethnic minority and non-ethnic minority groups, highlighting the need for targeted interventions in policy-making. We also show that the proposed approach can provide valuable insights into ensuring fairness in machine learning systems.

Takeaways, Limitations

Takeaways:
A method for quantifying cross-sectoral inequality using latent class analysis is presented.
Raising the need for policy intervention and clarifying the reality of inequality against ethnic minority groups in various fields
Presenting a new perspective for ensuring fairness in machine learning systems
Presentation of empirical analysis results using real data
Limitations:
Locality of data used (UK only)
The potential for subjectivity in the interpretation of latent class analysis
Limitations of sectors included in the analysis (limited to health, energy, housing, etc.)
Need for further discussion on __T100044_____ of correlation analysis with government public indicators
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