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Implement Brier Score and Log Score #4

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@jc-macdonald

Summary

Standard proper scoring rules for probabilistic classification / binary events.

Functions

Function Description
brier_score(obs::Bool, prob::Real) Brier score for binary event
brier_score(obs::AbstractVector{Bool}, probs::AbstractVector) Vectorized
log_score(obs::Bool, prob::Real) Logarithmic score
log_score(obs::AbstractVector{Bool}, probs::AbstractVector) Vectorized

Algorithm

$$ \text{BS} = (p - o)^2 \quad\quad \text{LS} = -o\log(p) - (1-o)\log(1-p) $$

Acceptance Criteria

  • Perfect forecast ($p=1, o=1$) scores 0 (Brier) and 0 (Log)
  • Worst case ($p=0, o=1$) scores 1 (Brier) and Inf (Log, clamped)
  • Vectorized version matches element-wise mean

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