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**Interesting. What is the expected rate of error for this method? -pm
 
**Interesting. What is the expected rate of error for this method? -pm
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**I would think the expected error would be .5.  Assume if heads decide class 1, if tails decide class 2.  So P(error) = P(Heads)P(Class 2) + P(Tails)P(Class 1).  I'll assume you have a fair coin so P(Heads) = P(Tails) = .5.  Also, if there's only two classes, P(Class 2) + P(Class 1) = 1.  Thus from the above formula, P(error) = .5(P(Class1) + P(Class2)) = .5 -[[User:athershb|ATH]]
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What is your favorite decision method?

Student poll for ECE662, Spring 2010.

  • Coin flipping. ostava
    • Interesting. What is the expected rate of error for this method? -pm
    • I would think the expected error would be .5. Assume if heads decide class 1, if tails decide class 2. So P(error) = P(Heads)P(Class 2) + P(Tails)P(Class 1). I'll assume you have a fair coin so P(Heads) = P(Tails) = .5. Also, if there's only two classes, P(Class 2) + P(Class 1) = 1. Thus from the above formula, P(error) = .5(P(Class1) + P(Class2)) = .5 -ATH
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