CAP Professional Ethics & Standards 3

Question 1

A client provides a CAP analyst with a dataset containing customer records that include personal identifiers not needed for the analysis. Best ethical practice is to:

Accepted Answer

Minimize the data by removing or de-identifying fields unnecessary to the analytical purpose

Answer

Data minimization and de-identification limit privacy risk by ensuring only data necessary for the stated purpose is retained and used.

Question 2

A CAP professional is pressured by a manager to present a model's 70% accuracy as 'over 90% reliable' in a sales pitch. Complying would primarily violate which ethical principle?

Accepted Answer

Truthfulness and avoidance of misrepresentation of results

Answer

Overstating model performance misrepresents analytical results, breaching the core duty of honesty in professional claims.

Question 3

After completing an engagement, a CAP analyst wants to publish a conference case study using the client's project details. Ethically, the analyst must first:

Accepted Answer

Obtain the client's consent and anonymize proprietary or confidential details as agreed

Answer

Confidentiality obligations survive the engagement, so publication requires client consent and appropriate anonymization.

Question 4

A government agency hires a CAP analyst whose model will determine benefit eligibility. Which practice best supports accountability for this high-stakes model?

Accepted Answer

Documenting the methodology, enabling audits, and providing a mechanism to contest decisions

Answer

High-stakes automated decisions demand documentation, auditability, and recourse mechanisms so affected individuals can challenge outcomes.

Question 5

A CAP analyst inherits a legacy model with no documentation and is asked to certify its outputs for regulatory reporting. The ethical course of action is to:

Accepted Answer

Refuse to certify until the model is validated and its methodology is understood and documented

Answer

Certifying results without understanding or validating the underlying model would misrepresent professional assurance the analyst cannot honestly give.

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CAP Professional Ethics & Standards 3