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The 51% threshold sounds to me like something set by some manager(s) who didn't actually know anything about statistics or probability.
by hypersoar 13y ago
The 51% threshold sounds to me like something set by some manager(s) who didn't actually know anything about statistics or probability.
- Nimi 13y agoYep. If all analysts would target addresses with exactly 51% confidence and no higher, and their confidence is the exact statistical probability they're foreign, that would mean 49% of targets are US citizens.
- PavlovsCat 13y agoAm I missing does something, or does "threshold of 51%" sound awfully like "false positive rate of 49%"? Imagine that with a spam filter. Just wow. The only way that makes sense is that they whitelist the people they like, and simply don't give a flying fuck about anyone else, American or otherwise. Spy first, deny it later.