Radar classification evaluation

In this paper five parameters for classifier performance evaluation are introduced. They are the probabilities of correct classification, declaration, and false alarm along with the reliability and generalisation capability. The use of Receiver Operator Characteristic (ROC) curves is also considered. These parameters are not always accepted or acknowledged in literature, yielding ambiguous and non exhaustive classification performance analysis. This paper gives a definition of the classification requirements and provides for an interpretation of the output of a classifier.