title: The probability distribution of conditional classification error.
abstract: The probability distribution of the error incurred by a classification system on a given data set is derived. It is shown that the distribution is mixed binomial. A method for calculating the mixed binomial distribution recursively is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Image Analysis Group, Nuclear Physics Laboratory, Oxford University, Oxford, England.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kittler
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Devijver