ML functional performance metrics · Question 2 of 60
What does a false positive (FP) mean for a spam filter if "spam" is the positive class?
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- C A normal email is wrongly classified as spam
Explanation
False positive means: the model predicts "positive", but the case is actually negative. For a spam filter with "spam" as the positive class, this is a normal email marked as spam. A missed spam email, by contrast, would be a false negative.