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Add Comment"75,000 people aged five to 85; the system granted illegitimate access to only six people (0.00008 percent of the time) and denied 750 legitimate users (0.01 percent)" Does anyone else see the mistake here?
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to this"75,000 people aged five to 85; the system granted illegitimate access to only six people (0.00008 percent of the time) and denied 750 legitimate users (0.01 percent)" Does anybody else see the mistake here?
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to this> "75,000 people aged five to 85; the system granted
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to this> illegitimate access to only six people (0.00008
> percent of the time) and denied 750 legitimate users
> (0.01 percent)" Does anyone else see the mistake here?
Yes, but I could not find the numbers in the article. I see they were removed, probably after your comment.
6/75,000=0.00008
That should be multiplied by 100 to express as a percent:
0.008 %
The same goes for the calculation of 750/75,000=0.01
That is 1 %.
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Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisWarwick PalmSecure Reader will help to boost your revenue and achieve higher profitability.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisWe have developed Warwick Palm scanner which using Fujitsu PalmSecure sensor. Warwick Palm Reader can be used for Time Attendance System and door access, we will provide API for software developer so that it is easy to integrate with your payroll system and this will reduce the time to market for your biometrics solution.
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