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False Positive

Model Evaluation · Level 2 of 5

False Positive

A positive prediction whose actual label is negative.

This is a false alarm relative to the chosen positive class.

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A legitimate email is incorrectly flagged as spam.

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False Positive. A positive prediction whose actual label is negative. This is a false alarm relative to the chosen positive class. For example: A legitimate email is incorrectly flagged as spam.

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