The Learn More section of the HMDA site should be important to devs who want to build something serious.
The fact of the matter is that HMDA data has been collected and described in an esoteric way we cannot change. It is important to understand those methods in order to use the data responsibly.
For example, on its own, HMDA data cannot be used to infer causality. We wouldn't want a ton of apps that say, "Dezzie will likely get her loan application denied because she's a Mexican-American woman in her 20s trying to buy a big house on her own in the nice part of Orange County, CA."
Proposed fix:
[x] Remove the current links to the Learn More page at the bottom of Query Language and in Field Reference. If people find the content bothersome they will assume the same for all the other links we put in the content.
[x] Mention these resources in the Contribute section
[ ] Mention these resources in the Field Reference (or whatever it ends up being called) page, so that devs are aware of why the names and definitions may not be intuitive.
The Learn More section of the HMDA site should be important to devs who want to build something serious.
The fact of the matter is that HMDA data has been collected and described in an esoteric way we cannot change. It is important to understand those methods in order to use the data responsibly.
For example, on its own, HMDA data cannot be used to infer causality. We wouldn't want a ton of apps that say, "Dezzie will likely get her loan application denied because she's a Mexican-American woman in her 20s trying to buy a big house on her own in the nice part of Orange County, CA."
Proposed fix: