Accuracy

Full Title or Meme

Accuracy here means the probability of getting a good answer to a question.

For example, "the Accuracy of radiocarbon dating"

Context

Alternate views of getting the truth or getting the best answer were considered, but rejected for our purposes. Here a good answer is clearly dependent on the purpose of the answer.

Examples

• According to research, trained pigeons can identify cancerous tissue in medical images with an accuracy rate of around 85% individually, and when their responses are pooled together as a "flock," their accuracy can reach up to 99%, which is comparable to human experts in the field; essentially, a flock of pigeons can be as accurate as humans in evaluating cancer screening images. Of course, either the humans or the pigeons must be properly trained first.

References

Other Materiel

• Also see the wiki page on Assurance.