The Confusing Matrix

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Frank Neugebauer
CodeX
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7 min readJan 25, 2022

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Basic Confusion (Matrix)

When predicting a categorical variable target, an important model metric tool is the confusion matrix, and that tool is aptly named because the confusion matrix can be very confusing (that’s not even why they call it a confusion matrix).

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Frank Neugebauer
CodeX
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I manage Frankly Artificial Intelligence, LLC. I also work at Google (all my views are strictly my own). I enjoy teaching, cycling, running, music, and art.