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How does Model Evaluation Metrics work

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For classification problems, metrics like accuracy, precision, recall, and F1 score compare predicted labels to actual labels. For regression problems, metrics like mean squared error and mean absolute error measure how far predictions are from true values.
Real-world example A fraud detection system uses recall as a key metric because missing a fraudulent transaction is far more costly than a few false alarms, even if overall accuracy looks slightly lower.

Common follow-ups: What is precision and recall, What is a confusion matrix, What is F1 score