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Author: Jung, Jongbin

Title: Simple Rules for Complex Decisions

Summary: Judges, doctors, and managers are among those decision makers who must often choose a course of action under limited time, with limited knowledge, and without the aid of a computer. Because data-driven methods typically outperform unaided judgments, resource-constrained practitioners can benefit from simple, statistically derived rules that can be applied mentally. In this work, we formalize longstanding observations about the efficacy of improper linear models to construct accurate yet easily memorized rules. To test the performance of this approach, we conduct a large-scale evaluation in 23 domains and focus in depth on one: judicial decisions to release or detain defendants while they await trial. In these domains, we find that simple rules rival the accuracy of complex prediction models that base decisions on considerably more information. Further, comparing to unaided judicial decisions, we find that simple rules substantially outperform the human experts. To conclude, we present an analytical framework that sheds light on why simple rules perform as well as they do.

Details: S.L., 2017. 19p.

Source: Internet Resource: Accessed March 17, 2019 at: https://arxiv.org/abs/1702.04690

Year: 2017

Country: United States

URL: https://5harad.com/papers/simple-rules.pdf

Shelf Number: 155004

Keywords:
Detain Defendants
Failure to Appear
Judicial Decision Making
Judicial Decisions
Release Defendants
Release on Recognizance