Incorrect Prediction

An Incorrect Prediction is a Class Prediction that does not match a Success Event Definition (typically that the Predicted Class does not Equal the Target Attribute Value).

• AKA: Incorrect, False Prediction
• Context:
  • If the Class Prediction is from the Boolean Set then the Prediction can be a False Positive Prediction or a False Negative Prediction.
  • It can be a False Fact.
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• Example(s):
  • a Decision Error in a decisionining task.
  • If a person is predicted to be a good risk (not risky) and subsequently dos not fulfill their commitment then the prediction is said to be incorrect.
  • The mapping of a False Test Instance to a Negative Prediction.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Correct Prediction.
  • a Partially Correct Prediction.
• See: Inaccurate Prediction, False Belief, Incorrect, Prediction.

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