Predicted Value
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A Predicted Value is an inference (data value) of a prediction act for some item.
- AKA: Prediction.
- Context:
- It can range from being a Predicted Class to being a Predicted Rank to being a Predicted Number.
- It can be validated against an Actual Value.
- It can be associated with a Confidence Score, and range from being Strong Prediction to being a Weak Prediction.
- Example(s):
- a predicted sentence parsing, of a sentence parsing act.
- a climatological prediction, such as: "Rain" is predicted for Vancouver 24 hours from now.
- an economic prediction, such as: an U.S. economic recession is predicted for mid-2015.
- a societal prediction, such as: there will be few future murders (Pinker, 2011).
- Counter-Example(s):
- an Actual Value, such as an observed label.
- an Error Value.
- a Logical Conclusion.
- See: Statistical Inference, Causal Inference, Inductive Reasoning, Error Function, Retrodiction.
