S3P Data Science

WMD: Chapter 1

Answer the following questions based on your reading of chapter 1. Name your reading response google doc response1.

  1. Define the term model as it is used in data science.
  2. Explain why models are not impartial, even though they are based on math and algorithms.
  3. The author mentions three important questions to ask about models.
    • Are they opaque?
    • Do they work against the subject's interest?
    • Do they have the potential to grow exponentially?
    Pick one of these questions and explain why this an important consideration.