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What is a critical consideration when splitting data into training and testing sets?
What is a critical consideration when splitting data into training and testing sets?
Errors in your annotations can lead to misleading performance estimates.
Errors in your annotations can lead to misleading performance estimates.
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What should you do if your test performance seems suspiciously good?
What should you do if your test performance seems suspiciously good?
Check for accidental inclusion of training information in the test set.
The measure of correctly predicted positive observations divided by the total predicted positives is known as __________.
The measure of correctly predicted positive observations divided by the total predicted positives is known as __________.
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Match the following terms with their definitions:
Match the following terms with their definitions:
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In the context of metrics used for performance measurement, what is the F1 score?
In the context of metrics used for performance measurement, what is the F1 score?
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Accuracy is defined as the ratio of true positives to the total number of observations.
Accuracy is defined as the ratio of true positives to the total number of observations.
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What trade-off is often considered in classification tasks when dealing with precision and recall?
What trade-off is often considered in classification tasks when dealing with precision and recall?
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A classifier that incorrectly labels a neutral sentiment as positive results in a __________ error.
A classifier that incorrectly labels a neutral sentiment as positive results in a __________ error.
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Why is it important to understand the quality of annotations?
Why is it important to understand the quality of annotations?
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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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This quiz covers essential evaluation metrics such as recall and precision, particularly in the context of fraud detection. It explains the trade-off between precision and recall and discusses the importance of adjusting prediction rules to optimize these metrics. Test your understanding of these concepts with practical examples.
