Specified Certainty Classification, with Application to Read Classification for Reference-Guided Metagenomic Assembly

Specified Certainty Classification (SCC) is a new paradigm for employing classifiers whose outputs carry uncertainties, typically in the form of Bayesian posterior probabilities. By allowing the classifier output to be less precise than one of a set of atomic decisions, SCC allows all decisions to a...

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Published in:ArXiv.org 2021-09
Main Authors: Karr, Alan F, Hauzel, Jason, Menon, Prahlad, Porter, Adam A, Schaefer, Marcel
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Language:English
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Summary:Specified Certainty Classification (SCC) is a new paradigm for employing classifiers whose outputs carry uncertainties, typically in the form of Bayesian posterior probabilities. By allowing the classifier output to be less precise than one of a set of atomic decisions, SCC allows all decisions to achieve a specified level of certainty, as well as provides insights into classifier behavior by examining all decisions that are possible. Our primary illustration is read classification for reference-guided genome assembly, but we demonstrate the breadth of SCC by also analyzing COVID-19 vaccination data.
ISSN:2331-8422