Tweeted By @jeremyphoward
Common error in both beginner machine learning and epidemiology:
— Jeremy Howard (@jeremyphoward) September 29, 2021
A 98% accurate model is not nearly as good as a 99% accurate one. The latter makes *half* the number of mistakes!
A 80% vaxxed population is not nearly as good as 90% vaxxed. The latter has *half* the # vulnerable