What is the best way to understand the terms "precision" and "recall" when you want to measure how good is you event detection algoritm.

in #precisionrecall8 years ago (edited)

I had a tough time to understand Precision and Recall and I’ll tell you what helped me understanding it.

It is the diagram you find on Wikipedia under the page “Precision and recall”, which is perfect for understanding the concept behind the idea these terms express when used in pattern recognition.
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