• @skisnow@lemmy.ca
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    06 days ago

    For a given individual, sure. If you’re trying to do some statistics over a whole group that you have no other record for, it could be useful.

    • @bss03@infosec.pub
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      06 days ago

      Sounds like those statistics output would the heavily biased by whatever process you were using to turn names into genders. In short, a bad idea.

        • @Shanmugha@lemmy.world
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          5 days ago

          No, since the dataset is bound to give nonsensical results, we search for sources that are more precise. Hint: “Andrea” already mentioned and Japanese names