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Glossary: ML Beyond the Basics

Precision at k / recall at k

Also written: top-150 precision, top-150 recall, top_k

Precision and recall for only the first k names on the list, such as Priya's 150 calls a month. They judge a model at the capacity you really have.

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Precision-recall curveAverage precision (AP)Break-even threshold