day 39 - type 1 type2

nahh this is not abt sum mobile quiz contest... Its a derivative of statistics, law, psychology... Confused ...? Lemme explain...
In statistics, there are 2 kinds of errors dat one can make -
Type I error - where u prove the correct possibility to be wrong.. N
Type II error - where u prove d wrong thing to be right...
The same philosophy is also deeply
entwined with law and justice - dats the same reason why laws are framed such that while 100 guilty may go off scot-free, not even one innocent must be declared guilty... At least dats d endeavour...!

D debate on which error is worse continues... Type I or II???

I thot of this today in one of my (now frequent) flash-backs... And dibba, before u flare yr nostrils, Nah it was a generic flash-back:D

I think Type I Mistakes are far more lethal...N can even be irreparable - wat if in today's selfish times, u lost a great friendship - due to a third person's lies or some unproven / mislaid accusation'...
when u realise wat u've dun, n want to re-trace d paths to yr friendship, its quite likely dat yr fren doesn't want to have nything to do vid u... Take another instance, where by the time u'd have realise the truth, Time would have already passed, over into d realm of eternity... How repentful u'd be then?

Type II errors, on the other hand, can be really a pain, gross mockery of justice, or a stark rude reminder of our (mostly silly) mistake, which unlike school, will not cost us a mere 1/2 mark, but also pinch/irritate/bug/ torment us non-stop ... But somewhere along our journey, our type II errors make us wiser, far richer in experience... Those harsh lessons remain with us forever... N n like a bitter medicine, ultimately help us heal and live better... :)