List Frame Deadwood Identification

Overview

Development stage

DeployedSource: c) Deployed – The use case is being actively authorized or utilized to support the functions or mission of an agency.

High-impact designation

Not high-impactSource: c) Not high-impact

Impact justification

Not reported

Start date

2016-02-03 (day precision)Source: 2/3/2016

Withheld from public reporting

Not reported

Mission

Topic area

Other

Operational functions

No function tag matched Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

This model helps identify farms that may be out of business on the National Agricultural Statistics Service list. Parts of the model were used to create clear rules to identify these farms.

Expected benefits

The resulting list is more accurate and allows for smaller sample sizes, reducing the burden on respondents.

System outputs

The output of the model was a probability score that a farm is out of business.

Technology

AI classification

Classical / predictive MLSource: Classical/Predictive Machine Learning: Models trained on data to make predictions or classifications based on identified patterns or relatio…

System name(s)

Research, Education, and Economics (REE) - National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) - Citrix Environment

Custom-developed code

Yes

Public source code

Not reported

Sourcing

How it was built

Developed in-houseSource: b) Developed in-house

Vendor (as reported)

Not reported

Vendors (standardized)

None on the standard list

A vendor is the supplier named by the agency. It does not identify the underlying model or AI technology.

Data and privacy

Involves PII

Yes

Privacy Impact Assessment

Not reported

Authorization to Operate

Yes

Demographic features

c) Age; i) Income

Training and evaluation data

National Agricultural Statistics Service List frame and survey data, consisting of features put together to form profiles of farming operations, was used to train and validate the model.

Federal Data Catalog

Not reported

Governance

0 of 8 minimum-practice questions answered. A blank answer means the agency reported nothing; it does not mean the practice is absent.

Potential impacts and how they were identified

Not reported