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Research Note —Discriminant Analysis with Strategically Manipulated Data

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  • Juheng Zhang

    (Department of Operations and Information Systems, Manning School of Business, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854)

  • Haldun Aytug

    (Department of Information Systems and Operations Management, Warrington College of Business Administration, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611)

  • Gary J. Koehler

    (Department of Information Systems and Operations Management, Warrington College of Business Administration, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611)

Abstract

We study the problem where a decision maker uses a linear classifier over attribute values (e.g., age, income, etc.) to classify agents into classes (e.g., creditworthy or not). Sometimes the attribute values are altered and/or hidden by agents to obtain a favorable but undeserved classification. Our main goal is to develop methods to thwart agents from hiding or distorting attribute values to obtain a favorable but incorrect classification. Intentionally altered attributes to obtain strategic goals have been studied. In this paper we develop methods that handle strategic hiding (i.e., nondisclosure) and then merge them with methods to thwart strategic distortion in the context of classification.

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  • Juheng Zhang & Haldun Aytug & Gary J. Koehler, 2014. "Research Note —Discriminant Analysis with Strategically Manipulated Data," Information Systems Research, INFORMS, vol. 25(3), pages 654-662, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:orisre:v:25:y:2014:i:3:p:654-662
    DOI: 10.1287/isre.2014.0526
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