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Calibrate threshold tightness to the cost ratio of false…

Calibrate threshold tightness to the cost ratio of false alarms versus misses rather than perfectionism or comfort.

Why This Is a Principle

Derives from Signal detection involves independent dimensions… (sensitivity-specificity tradeoff) and Every detection system faces a fundamental tradeoff between… (fundamental detection tradeoff). Signal detection theory prescribes cost-based threshold placement. Highly actionable and theoretically grounded.