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Base-Rate Discipline

Kahneman and Tversky; standard in forensic statistics

Interpreting any test, match or alert against how common the thing is in the population being searched.

Use

Any screening result, database match, watchlist hit or detection alert.

Limit

You need a defensible prior. If you cannot estimate the base rate, say so rather than assuming it away.

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