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Understanding Fixed Predictions via Confined Regions
Connor Lawless, Tsui-Wei Weng, Berk Ustun, Madeleine Udell
Machine learning models are designed to predict outcomes using features about an individual, but fail to take into account how individuals can change them. Consequently, models can assign fixed predictions that deny individuals recourse to change their outcome. This work develops a new paradigm to identify fixed predictions by finding confined regions in which all individuals receive fixed predictions. We introduce the first method, ReVer, for this task, using tools from mixed-integer quadratically constrained programming. Our approach certifies recourse for out-of-sample data, provides interpretable descriptions of confined regions, and runs in seconds on real world datasets. We conduct a comprehensive empirical study of confined regions across diverse applications. Our results highlight that existing point-wise verification methods fail to discover confined regions, while ReVer provably succeeds.
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