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On Identifying Factors Affecting Ethical Practices In Data Science Domains, Yanqin Wang, Earl Shaw, Brian Kruse, Mehdi Ghods

SMU Data Science Review

In data science domains, ethics and ethical approaches are important to minimize adverse effects that may arise in data collection, analysis, and storage. What factors are influential for ethical practices in data science? In this research study, we designed a survey to capture an assessment of ethical concerns and practices from those currently active in the field by soliciting the attitudes/feelings of data science students and practitioners via the questionnaire. We analyzed the extent of their attitudes and identified factors contributing to the difference.