Equality, Equity, and Causality in Fairness Research: A Commentary on Cheng (2026)

arXiv:2607.17679 · stat.ME, cs.LG, stat.ML · Submitted 2026-07-20 · Read on arXiv

stat.ME, cs.LG, stat.ML

Submitted: 2026-07-20

Updated: 2026-10-09

Comments: Invited commentary on Cheng (2026), Psychometrika, doi:10.1017/psy.2026.10110; submitted to Psychometrika

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

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