Category: Models and Checklists

Data Bias: The Latent or Unobserved

In statistics a Latent Variable can be defined as, ‘a variable inferred from observed or measured data.’ Its analysis is often used psychology, economics, and predictive modeling.  This author used Structural Equation Models (SEM) in his 1996 doctoral dissertation, Cross Cultural Negotiations Between Japanese and American Businessmen: A Systems Analysis (Exploratory Study). From that abstract,

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Human—Machine Interface in the Age of Digitalization: Can the Machine be Trusted and When Should the Human Intervene?

On March 10, 2019 the second Boeing 737 Max 8 (in approximately 5 months) crashed in Ethiopia.  This incident has led to extensive investigations and as of this writing that model aircraft is grounded. This pundit cannot and will not hazard a guess as to ‘why’ this aviation incident happened and what its ramifications will

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