Evaluation metrics and uncertainty · MLD-0004
Abstention
Declining to make a prediction or answer when conditions for a reliable response are not met.
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Original example
Return an uncertainty response instead of guessing.
Original caveat
Excessive abstention can make a system unusable.
Context and aliases
Level: Intermediate. Stages: Evaluation · Research.
Tags: ML · DL · SLM · LLM.
Aliases: None recorded.
Related concepts
Concepts linking here
Original references
- scikit-learn: cross-validation ↗ · Reference link
- Google Machine Learning Glossary ↗ · Consulted
- scikit-learn: evaluation metrics ↗ · Reference link
- Original reference URL ↗