8.6 - F1 Score
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Practice Questions
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Define F1 Score in your own words.
💡 Hint: Consider what it balances.
What does a high F1 Score indicate?
💡 Hint: Think about the implications of both precision and recall being high.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does the F1 Score represent in classification problems?
💡 Hint: Focus on its role in balancing two important metrics.
True or False: The F1 Score can be high even if the model has a low recall.
💡 Hint: Consider how F1's calculation incorporates both metrics.
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Challenge Problems
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A classification model for a binary outcome has been validated with 50 true positives, 10 false positives, and 90 false negatives. Calculate the precision, recall, and F1 Score.
💡 Hint: Use the definitions to compute each part step by step.
You are tasked with improving a model where the current F1 Score is 0.4. Discuss strategies that could increase both precision and recall and re-evaluate.
💡 Hint: Adjusting model parameters can shift both precision and recall.
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