When Algorithmic Predictions Use Human-Generated Data: A Bias-Aware Classification Algorithm for Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Mehmet Eren Ahsen
Mehmet Eren Ahsen
Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029
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Mehmet Ulvi Saygi Ayvaci
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Mehmet Ulvi Saygi Ayvaci
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6997-1639
Jindal School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75080
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Srinivasan Raghunathan
Srinivasan Raghunathan
Jindal School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75080
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Mehmet Eren Ahsen

Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029

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Mehmet Ulvi Saygi Ayvaci

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Mehmet Ulvi Saygi Ayvaci

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Jindal School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75080

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Srinivasan Raghunathan

Jindal School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75080

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Published Online:20 Dec 2018https://doi.org/10.1287/isre.2018.0789

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Published Online:December 20, 2018

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