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It works through an incredibly novel mathematical technique. You simply go to the patient and tell them they don't have cancer.
Since 99.5 percent of people don't have cancer, this classifier is 99.5 percent accurate.
Completely bullshit classifier for a completely bullshit metric.
Use sensitivity/specificity or precision/sensitivity instead
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It works through an incredibly novel mathematical technique. You simply go to the patient and tell them they don't have cancer.
Since 99.5 percent of people don't have cancer, this classifier is 99.5 percent accurate.
Completely bullshit classifier for a completely bullshit metric.
Use sensitivity/specificity or precision/sensitivity instead