S3P Data Science


myFICO

Answer the following questions based on your review of the myFICO website. Name your reading response google doc response6.

  1. What is a FICO score and why is it important?
  2. How are scores calculated?
  3. How can you improve your score?
  4. O'Neil, the author of Weapons of Math Destruction, defines WMDs as models that are black boxes, which don't allow users to understand how they operate. WMDs also work against a subject's interest. Do FICO scores qualify as WMDs? Explain your answer.