What the F-measure doesn't measure: Features, Flaws, Fallacies and Fixes

March 22, 2015 Β· Declared Dead Β· πŸ› arXiv.org

πŸ‘» CAUSE OF DEATH: Ghosted
No code link whatsoever

"No code URL or promise found in abstract"

Evidence collected by the PWNC Scanner

Authors David M. W. Powers arXiv ID 1503.06410 Category cs.IR: Information Retrieval Cross-listed cs.CL, cs.LG, cs.NE, stat.CO, stat.ML Citations 99 Venue arXiv.org Last Checked 3 months ago
Abstract
The F-measure or F-score is one of the most commonly used single number measures in Information Retrieval, Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning, but it is based on a mistake, and the flawed assumptions render it unsuitable for use in most contexts! Fortunately, there are better alternatives.
Community shame:
Not yet rated
Community Contributions

Found the code? Know the venue? Think something is wrong? Let us know!

πŸ“œ Similar Papers

In the same crypt β€” Information Retrieval

Died the same way β€” πŸ‘» Ghosted