Equation 1 · Part 2 · Futures Methods and Technological Scenarios in Practice: An Advanced Technical Guide

Symbol N

B = \frac{1}{N}\sum_{i=1}^{N} (p_i - o_i)^2

N

What this part means

N occurs below the fraction bar. The quantity above the bar is divided by this expression; zero is excluded as a denominator.

Its job in the formula

N occurs below the fraction bar. The quantity above the bar is divided by this expression; zero is excluded as a denominator.

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The passage around this formula

The Brier score is the mean squared error between a stated probability and the binary outcome (1 if it happened, 0 if it did not): $B = \frac{1}{N}\sum_{i=1}^{N} (p_i - o_i)^2$ . where $p_i$ is the forecaster’s stated probability on question i and $o_i$ $\in$ \{0,1\} is the realized outcome. Lower is better; a perfectly calibrated coin-flip forecaster scores 0.25 on a 50/50 question, and a forecaster who says 100 percent and is wrong scores the maximum possible 1.0.

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A variable is a named place for a value. Its letter is a local label: x can mean position in one formula and a data point in another.

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