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Predictive Model Markup Language (PMML)

An XML-based language that allows for the sharing of predictive models between different statistical and data mining applications.

Predictive Analytics

The use of data, statistical algorithms, and machine learning techniques to identify the likelihood of future outcomes.

Precision

Precision measures the reliability of the model's positive predictions. It is the ratio of true positive results to the total positive results predicted by the model.

Protected Characteristics

Characteristics that are protected from discrimination by law, including sex, gender, ethnicity, and race.

Proxy Discrimination

When although protected attributes are not used by the model, protected attributes can be identified using other variables and used to influence decisions.

Privacy

The ability or state for an individual or group to be free from unauthorised intrusion.