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Classification

What does “Classification” mean?

Classification: Predicting which category or categories apply to an input. The outputs can include a label, a score for each class, or both.

Classification visual guide: Predicting which category or categories apply to an input. The outputs can include a label, a score for each class, or both.
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What is an example of “Classification”?

An email model labels a message as spam or legitimate.

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See also

Supervised learningTermRegressionTermClusteringTermConfusion matrixTerm

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Area under the ROC curveTermBaseline modelTermClassification accuracyTermData preprocessingTermDecision thresholdTerm