@caroldn Yeah, what statisticians call type 1 vs type 2 errors. This is where Bayesian probability shines.
@caroldn Screen 100 million non-terrorists w/error rate of 0.01% and 10 terrorists w/error 1%. You detect a terrorist! What r odds it's true
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@caroldn That's what Bayes' rule tells you. Correct answer is: roughly 1/1000 chance you have an actual terrorist.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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