American Statistical Association
New York City
Metropolitan Area Chapter

ASA Virtual Traveling Course
November 7 & 8, 2024
1:00 - 5:00 P.M. (US ET)



The New York Metro Area Chapter of the American Statistical Association

Is Pleased to Invite You to an American Statistical Association

ASA VIRTUAL TRAVELING COURSE

Data: Ethical Issues and Best Practices and Ethical Issues and Best Practices in Analytics

by

David Corliss
Principal Data Scientist at Grafham Analytics
and
University of Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS) as a Data and AI in Society Specialist



Course Description

This workshop discusses ethical issues in data and analytics. The class spends 20-30 minutes each on a series of issues, alerting students to the existence of these issues and how to identify them. The course includes a half day on data issues such as privacy and data ownership, followed by a half-day on analytics issues such as p-hacking, sources of bias, and responding to algorithm failure. The workshop teaches a practical and applied understanding of ethical issues in data and analytics, presenting concrete examples of both good and bad practices, enabling course attendees to be better aware of and address potential issues.

Part 1
Ethical Issues in Data Ownership, Use, and Practices
Data Ownership
Data Privacy
Ethics of Data Usage
Ethics of Data in the Workplace

Part 2
Analytics and Algorithms - Ethical Issues and Best Practices
Bias in Analytics
Ethics of Algorithm and Model Failure
Ethical Analytics Practices in the Workplace
Analytics intentionally used to cause harm



About the Instructor

David J Corliss, PhD is the Principal Data Scientist at Grafham Analytics and holds an appointment at University of Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS) as a Data and AI in Society Specialist. His work in ethical best practices includes writing a column on Data for Good in Amstat News and serving on the steering committee of the Statistics section of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. Corliss is the founder of Peace-Work, a volunteer cooperative of statisticians, data scientists and other researchers applying analytics in issue-driven advocacy.



Dates and Times
Thursday, November 7, 2024, 1:00 - 5:00 P.M. (US ET)
Friday, November 8, 2024, 1:00 - 5:00 P.M. (US ET)

Virtual via Zoom

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