Optimizing the quantity/quality trade-off in connectome inference
  We demonstrate a meaningful prospective power analysis for an (admittedly idealized) illustrative connectome inference task. Modeling neurons as vertices and synapses as edges in a simple random graph model, we optimize the trade-off between the number of (putative) edges identified and the accuracy of the edge identification procedure. We conclude that explicit analysis of the quantity/quality trade-off is imperative for optimal neuroscientific experimental design. In particular, more though more errorful edge identification can yield superior inferential performance. 
Carey E. Priebe, Joshua T. Vogelstein, Davi Bock
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