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What is classification accuracy primarily defined as?
What is classification accuracy primarily defined as?
Which metric is specifically a tabular representation of prediction outcomes for a binary classifier?
Which metric is specifically a tabular representation of prediction outcomes for a binary classifier?
When is classification accuracy considered misleading?
When is classification accuracy considered misleading?
In the confusion matrix, what do the rows generally represent?
In the confusion matrix, what do the rows generally represent?
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What is a limitation of using classification accuracy as a metric?
What is a limitation of using classification accuracy as a metric?
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What determines the splitting criterion when inducing a decision tree?
What determines the splitting criterion when inducing a decision tree?
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What occurs if all tuples in a dataset belong to the same class during decision tree induction?
What occurs if all tuples in a dataset belong to the same class during decision tree induction?
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In the context of decision tree splitting, what happens when an attribute A has distinct values?
In the context of decision tree splitting, what happens when an attribute A has distinct values?
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What indicates that node N is ready to split during the decision tree process?
What indicates that node N is ready to split during the decision tree process?
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Which statement accurately reflects how a continuous-valued attribute A is treated during splitting?
Which statement accurately reflects how a continuous-valued attribute A is treated during splitting?
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Study Notes
Classifier Performance Evaluation Metrics
- Classifiers predict class labels (e.g., Yes/No, Spam/Not Spam) based on training data.
- Evaluation metrics are crucial for assessing model accuracy and effectiveness.
Key Evaluation Metrics
- Accuracy: Ratio of correct predictions to total samples; misleading if class sizes are imbalanced.
- Confusion Matrix: A table showing true positive, true negative, false positive, and false negative predictions to assess model performance.
- Precision: Proportion of true positive predictions among all positive predictions; reflects model relevance.
- Recall: Proportion of true positives identified from all actual positives; shows sensitivity of the model.
Classification Accuracy
- Provides a quick overview of model performance.
- Works effectively when sample sizes are balanced across classes.
- High accuracy can be misleading, particularly in imbalanced datasets.
Confusion Matrix
- Represents binary classification outcomes in a tabular format.
- Columns represent predicted values; rows represent actual values.
- Can be extended for multiclass classification.
Decision Tree Learning
- Decision trees split data subsets based on attribute values to create branches.
- Splits aim for pure partitions where all tuples in a child node belong to the same class.
- Key techniques include:
- Gini Index: Measures impurity in datasets.
- Entropy: Assesses randomness or impurity in data.
Information Gain
- Identifies which feature maximally decreases entropy during decision tree split.
- Calculated as the difference between original information requirement and the new requirement after partitioning.
- High information gain indicates a strong candidate for root node splitting.
Pruning Techniques
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Pre-Pruning:
- Limits model complexity before tree creation.
- Techniques include setting maximum depth and minimum samples per leaf.
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Post-Pruning:
- Simplifies tree after growth to enhance generalization.
- Involves techniques such as Cost-Complexity Pruning and Reduced Error Pruning.
Example Scenario: Loan Approval Prediction
- Features: Income, Credit Score, Loan Amount, Loan Purpose.
- Target variable: Repayment Status (Yes/No).
Model Evaluation Issues
- Overfitting: Model captures noise in training data, failing to generalize well.
- Underfitting: Model fails to capture the underlying trends in the data.
Cross-Validation Techniques
- Holdout Method: Divides data into training, validation, and test sets for performance evaluation.
- K-Fold Cross-Validation: Splits data into k subsets; trains and validates k times, each time using a different fold for validation.
Evaluation Metrics for Different Problems
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Classification Metrics:
- Accuracy, Precision, Recall, F1 Score, ROC-AUC.
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Regression Metrics:
- Mean Absolute Error (MAE), Mean Squared Error (MSE), Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE), R-Squared.
- Other Metrics: Logarithmic Loss, Confusion Matrix for capturing prediction performance.
Model Selection Techniques
- Cross-Validation: Ensures reliable performance estimates; helps avoid over/underfitting.
- Grid Search: Exhaustive parameter search, usually combined with cross-validation.
- Random Search: Randomly samples parameter combinations, offering efficiency.
- Bayesian Optimization: Builds a probabilistic model for exploring parameter spaces efficiently.
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This quiz will help you understand various metrics used to evaluate the performance of classification models. You'll learn about classification accuracy, precision, recall, and F1-score among other important measures. Ensure your model’s effectiveness by mastering these evaluation techniques.
