# Towards explainable classifiers using the counterfactual approach -- global explanations for discovering bias in data

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2005.02269 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2005.02269/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 5 May 2020.

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [GAN-based generative modelling for dermatological applications -- comparative study](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2208.11702/) (2022)

## Abstract (arXiv)

The paper proposes summarized attribution-based post-hoc explanations for the detection and identification of bias in data. A global explanation is proposed, and a step-by-step framework on how to detect and test bias is introduced. Since removing unwanted bias is often a complicated and tremendous task, it is automatically inserted, instead. Then, the bias is evaluated with the proposed counterfactual approach. The obtained results are validated on a sample skin lesion dataset. Using the proposed method, a number of possible bias causing artifacts are successfully identified and confirmed in dermoscopy images. In particular, it is confirmed that black frames have a strong influence on Convolutional Neural Network's prediction: 22% of them changed the prediction from benign to malignant.