False positive is the case where the positive result of a test doesn't correspond to reality. It can lead to the wrong decision.
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Specificity and sensitivity measures
I have been trying to calculate some measures about specificity and sensitivity.
The SDMTools R package worked great to get the overall estimates.
library(SDMTools)
a <- c(1,1,1,1,0,0,0,1,0,1,1,1) #observed
b <- c(1,1,0,0,1,0,0,1,0,0,1,1)…

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Understanding ROC curve
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from sklearn.metrics import roc_curve, auc , roc_auc_score
import numpy as np
correct_classification = np.array([0,1])
predicted_classification = np.array([1,1])
false_positive_rate, true_positive_rate, tresholds =…

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ROC-AUC FPR FNR in Python and R?
I have a dataframe object in R/Python that looks like:
df columns:
fraud = [1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]
score = [0.84, 1, 1.1, 0.4, 0.6, 0.13, 0.32, 1.4, 0.9, 0.45]
When I use roc_curve in Python I get fpr, fnr and thresholds.
I have 2 questions, maybe a…

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Differences in FP and FN rates between two algorithems
I am conducting binary classification using logistic regression with and without applying PCA. The application of PCA before logistic regression gives a higher accuracy and lower FNs in comparison to logistic regression alone. I would like to find…

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False positive warning PVS Studio: V821 Decreased perfomance. The 'rhs' variable can be constructed in a lower level scope
PVS Studio 6.17 (Windows 7, 64Bit, VS2017, C++-03) seems to give a wrong warning on following reduced code
#include
#include
#include
bool fred(const std::string &x)
{
return x == "ab";
}
std::vector…

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How do I make visual studio online fail a build when visual studio test step does not discover any tests
Scenario
Visual Studio Online build definition.
Using a Visual Studio Test - Test Assemblies step to run tests in a specific dll.
The tests in this dll are more like build steps (highly customized builders), than tests.
The test step has "Continue…

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OpenCV Hog person detect is fooled by vertical lines?
I've been testing openCV on an RPi using Python. The video is coming from a USB grabber from a CCTV camera.
I tested it in a room with 'ideal' stick figures and it worked great, tracking and zoom automatically.
However when testing in the real…

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Matlab executes the first statement even if is false
I have the following function in matlab. I am trying to shuffle a matrix. But somehow matlab keeps executing the code from if even if the statement should go to else. And when it comes to else I have to put some aditional code, even if all it does…

Ciobotaru Costel
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Fasle positive alerts in my app (AV)
I have made a programm that modifies the Windows-Registry so you can add shortcuts to the contextmenu on the Desktop.
On my computer everything is fine, but when i switch to another PC with an AV, it gets a positive alert (I acsess…

Max
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How to model to ignore Coverity Scan C++ 'noexcept' false-positives?
With Coverity starting to recognize C++11 noexcept as throw(),
it is producing spurious false positives in code calling third-party libraries
like Boost.
Moreover, some code deliberately intents to crash on exception
because the exception in that…

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Is it now possible to copy sonarqube false positive to a branch?
Sonarqube allows to mark issues as false positive.
However, when analyzing a new branch, sonarqube handles this branch as independent and the false positives have to be marked again. This becomes quickly unpractical as the project grows.
It would be…

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Identifying circles besides using `imfindcircle` function
I have an image of particles of which I am trying to identify whether they have bonded in the image or not by whether or not they are touching. I have already used the imfindcircles function but have noticed it always comes up with some false…

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mvwaddstr() causes false positive with McAfee
I've been writing a C Curses application with PDCurses. It was compiling and running fine, but when I added some code to draw a string in a window, McAfee quarantines my compiled .exe as a trojan. Here is the line that causes the false…

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Excel function not evaluating last IF Statement
I have this function that compares cells and the data that is stored within the cell.
Function:…

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PHP - How can echo a part of SQL column just has value?
I have 5 types of users, and some of them have access to more functions than others.
In my database I have a table for user_type and a table for users. In the user table I have a column rion for which only one of the user types has values. I need to…

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