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What can lead to inaccurately assessing the performance of a classifier?
What can lead to inaccurately assessing the performance of a classifier?
- Errors in the annotations (correct)
- A well-defined training set
- Using multiple models for predictions
- Having a diverse dataset
Which situation might result in a false negative?
Which situation might result in a false negative?
- A classifier identifies a neutral sentiment correctly
- A classifier correctly labels a positive instance as positive
- A classifier identifies a negative instance as positive
- A classifier mistakenly labels a positive instance as neutral (correct)
Why is understanding the quality of annotations important?
Why is understanding the quality of annotations important?
- To increase data volume
- To reduce computation time
- To accurately assess performance metrics (correct)
- To enhance model interpretability
What does accuracy measure in a classifier's performance?
What does accuracy measure in a classifier's performance?
How is the F1 score calculated?
How is the F1 score calculated?
When should you be concerned about suspiciously good test performance?
When should you be concerned about suspiciously good test performance?
What does recall measure in a classification model?
What does recall measure in a classification model?
In a fraud detection system, which of the following scenarios would optimize for recall?
In a fraud detection system, which of the following scenarios would optimize for recall?
What is the relationship between precision and recall when adjusting the prediction threshold?
What is the relationship between precision and recall when adjusting the prediction threshold?
How is the F1 score relevant in performance evaluation?
How is the F1 score relevant in performance evaluation?
Which statement best describes accuracy in a classification model?
Which statement best describes accuracy in a classification model?
What consequence arises from having low precision in a fraud detection system?
What consequence arises from having low precision in a fraud detection system?
What does an F1 score represent when it's evaluated?
What does an F1 score represent when it's evaluated?
What is a potential trade-off between precision and recall when optimizing a model?
What is a potential trade-off between precision and recall when optimizing a model?
What does True Positive (TP) refer to in a binary classification model?
What does True Positive (TP) refer to in a binary classification model?
What is the impact of increasing False Positives (FP) in a model?
What is the impact of increasing False Positives (FP) in a model?
Why might F1 score be favored over accuracy in some scenarios?
Why might F1 score be favored over accuracy in some scenarios?
What defines accuracy in the context of a binary classification model?
What defines accuracy in the context of a binary classification model?
In which scenario would you rely more on recall than precision?
In which scenario would you rely more on recall than precision?
How is the F1 score calculated?
How is the F1 score calculated?
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Study Notes
Evaluation Metrics
- Recall: The percentage of true positive instances that are identified as positive; low recall indicates missed fraudulent transactions.
- Precision: The percentage of predicted positive instances that are truly positive; low precision suggests legitimate transactions are incorrectly labeled as fraudulent.
Precision vs Recall
- Example of a search engine:
- If 30 pages are returned, with only 20 relevant, precision = 20/30 (validity) and recall = 20/60 (completeness).
- There is often a trade-off between precision and recall; optimizing one usually decreases the other.
- In fraud detection, prioritize recall if human review is involved to catch more fraudulent cases.
Adjusting Prediction Rules
- Increase prediction threshold: Results in higher precision (fewer positives but more accurate).
- Decrease threshold: Results in higher recall (more positives but possible false positives).
F1 Score
- An average of precision and recall, beneficial when both metrics are important.
- Defined using the harmonic mean, where lower values of precision or recall impact the F1 score more significantly.
Accuracy
- Measures the fraction of correct predictions made by the model.
- For binary classification, accuracy is calculated using True Positives (TP), True Negatives (TN), False Positives (FP), and False Negatives (FN).
- Easier to communicate but can be misleading compared to precision, recall, and F1 score.
Selecting Metrics
- Precision, recall, and F1 provide informative insights, especially with multiple classes.
- For a small number of classes, report precision, recall, and F1 for each class; for large classes, use macro/micro averages.
Error Analysis
- Investigates types of mistakes the model makes and which classes are confused.
- Confusion Matrix: A table to compare true labels against predicted labels; essential for understanding model performance in binary and multiclass settings.
Considerations for Model Evaluation
- When splitting data into training and test sets, avoid data leakage from the same individuals across both sets.
- Be mindful of time in predictions; use earlier data for training and later data for testing.
- Quality of annotations impacts performance estimation; errors in labeling lead to misinterpretation of results.
- Be cautious if test performance is unusually high; ensure the test set doesn't inadvertently contain training data.
General Takeaway
- Maintain conditions for test sets similar to actual prediction environments to avoid overconfidence in model performance.
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