Table 3.
The four possible outcomes for categorical forecasts of a binary event.
|
Event observed |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Total | ||
|
Forecast warning issued |
Yes | Hit (a) | False alarm (b) | a+b |
| No | Miss (c) | Correct rejection (d) | c+d | |
| Total | a+c | b+d | a+b+c+d=n | |
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