Re: do we want to omit the confidence property?

Hi Chris,

Chris Ridpath wrote:
> A test that checks if the alt text is appropriate for the image. Company 
> "ABC" may have an accessibility testing system that checks alt text 
> against a know list of good alt text. They know their company logo must 
> have alt text of "ABC company logo". If the company logo image does not 
> have this alt text then it fails the test with a high confidence. 
> Company XYZ checks the same file, finds the company logo image, and 
> fails it with a low confidence.

Aren't these actually different tests? (The test for company ABC is a refinement of the test for company XYZ but it is a new test in itself)


> However, I'm now thinking that our "cannot tell" result may do just as 
> well.
> 
> In the example above the result from ABC company would be "fail". They 
> know for sure that the alt text is incorrect. The result from company 
> XYZ would be "cannot tell" because they don't know what the alt text 
> should be.

Yes, that is the current model.


> It still might be helpful to know how confident the "cannot tell" result 
> is but I can live without it.

How would you judge the confidence for such a test?


Regards,
  Shadi


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