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Precision-Recall Curve Baseline

Spot the mistake in computing the PR curve baseline.

Codejavascript
// Baseline precision of a no-skill classifier on a PR curve
function prBaseline(positives, negatives) {
  return negatives / (positives + negatives);
}

console.log(prBaseline(100, 900)); // dataset with 10% positives

What is the bug in this PR curve baseline calculation?