Proxy Variable Alert

Indicates that one or more variables are highly correlated to a sensitive variable, which means that the variable serves as a proxy variable in your analysis, which can signal bias. For example, a loan applicant's street address can serve as a proxy for ethnicity. Bias can be reflected in adverse approval rates if an institution's lending practices are discriminatory.

Note Einstein Discovery stories are now models. We wish we could snap our fingers to update the name everywhere, but you can expect to see the previous name in a few places until we replace it.

Note Proxy variables are detected only for variables marked as sensitive. The alert appears as a subtab on an insight card associated with the sensitive variable.