agentxstealth OP t1_iu96n8f wrote on October 29, 2022 at 3:12 PM

Reply to comment by Hreed1 in Ever felt unsafe walking along the streets of Baltimore late at night? by agentxstealth

I did extensive market research before pursuing this idea, and seeing all the studies on the correlation is what inspired me to build it. In fact similar apps also use a similar principle to calculate areas where future crimes are likely to occur. An example of such an app is WalkSafe+. It's your choice if you want to believe that.

You're right the app cannot predict whether someone will have an incident, but it definitely lowers the chance a considerable amount. Hence "some predictive value" is most certainly different from "no predictive at all." It's your choice if you want to download the app though and don't think it's benefitting you. I don't think you speak for everyone though.

Hreed1 t1_iu9sb9a wrote on October 29, 2022 at 5:47 PM

Very unconvincing.

-What is the predictive power? Precision and Specificity, confidence intervals?

“definitely lowers the chance a considerable amount”

Explain. How did you come to this conclusion? What are you even considering is “a considerable amount”?

Can you even currently calculate the correlation between your “danger score” and predicted crime?

You’re selling this app as safety, a mistake many apps and service solutions offer. But this app does not actual make people safer. You haven’t demonstrated this and it doesn’t look like you intend to. It looks like you don’t care if this app actual makes people safer - just worried about the “market” and the download rate. Which is sorta okay…..(because anyone relying purely on an app to be safe is insane in the first place)

You’re right, this app isnt for me, and idk who it’s for. I wish you luck in hopes that this improves and that you really rethink your strategy. Nevertheless, making an app is a big task - so congrats on getting this far.