Re:Is Firefox lying to users about viruses in downloads?
by xg15 on Wednesday July 04, 2018 @04:50PM
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I generally agree, though in this case, I'd agree with the yolo designer.
If I consulted Google Maps and it told me I'm with 48.25% likelihood at address A, with 39.81% likelihood at address B and with 11.94% at another location, what exactly am I to do with this information?
I think Google Maps actually shows a good design to communicate the uncertanity: They show the uncertanity as a blue circle of varying size. It's visual but (more importantly) gives you as a user the ability to reduce the uncertanity with their own information. E.g., if you know you're at an intersection and the circle covers only one, you now have a precise location.
In general, I'd say, it's important to know which context the information is used.
If I consulted Google Maps and it told me I'm with 48.25% likelihood at address A, with 39.81% likelihood at address B and with 11.94% at another location, what exactly am I to do with this information?
I think Google Maps actually shows a good design to communicate the uncertanity: They show the uncertanity as a blue circle of varying size. It's visual but (more importantly) gives you as a user the ability to reduce the uncertanity with their own information. E.g., if you know you're at an intersection and the circle covers only one, you now have a precise location.
In general, I'd say, it's important to know which context the information is used.