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Introduction

True positive rate (TPR), also referred to as Sensitivity, is a metric used to evaluate the performance of binary classification models. TPR measures how many positive cases are correctly classified as such by the model out of all of the actual positives in the dataset. In other words, TPR is the percent of actual positives that are predicted as positive.

True positive rate is the same as recall.

Mathematical Definition

The true positive rate (TPR) is calculated as the number of true positive (TP) divided by the sum of the sum of the number of true positive (TP) and the number of false negative (FN). Mathematically, this can be represented as:

TPR = true positives / (true positives + false negatives) OR true positives / all actual positives

True positives are cases in which the model accurately predicts a positive class, and false negatives occur when it incorrectly predicts a negative class for a positive case.

Interpretation of TPR

The true positive rate is an essential metric when assessing the performance of binary classification models, particularly when false negatives are more critical than false positives. For instance, in medical diagnosis, a false negative result could result in serious harm; thus it's essential to have a high TPR in this scenario.

A high TPR value indicates the model can correctly identify a large proportion of positive cases as positive, which is desirable in many applications. Conversely, a low TPR value indicates the model is failing to identify an abundance of positive cases, leading to more false negatives.

Explain Like I'm 5 (ELI5)

True positive rate is an indicator of how well a machine learning model performs its task. Imagine playing hide and seek with your friends, with the objective being to find all those who are hiding. If you succeed in finding all your friends who are hiding, then congratulations - your model did its job successfully!

Similar to a machine learning model, which attempts to identify all positive cases within a dataset. If it succeeds in finding all of them, we can say it did a good job and give it a high true positive rate; on the contrary, if some positive cases are missed, then its accuracy drops off and we attribute a low true positive rate.

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-===Introduction==
+==Introduction==
-Machine learning demands the evaluation of a model's performance. One way to do this is through classification metrics like true positive rate (TPR). TPR measures how well a model can correctly identify positive instances. In this article, we'll define TPR and discuss its significance in machine learning.
+[[True positive rate (TPR)]], also referred to as '''Sensitivity''', is a [[metric]] used to [[evaluate]] the performance of [[binary classification model]]s. TPR measures how many positive cases are correctly [[classified]] as such by the [[model]] out of all of the actual positives in the [[dataset]]. In other words, TPR is the percent of actual positives that are predicted as positive.
-==Definition==
+True positive rate is the same as [[recall]].
-True Positive Rate (TPR) is a classification metric that measures the proportion of actual positive instances a model correctly recognizes as such. Put another way, TPR measures true positives relative to all true positives plus any false negatives.
-==Formula==
+==Mathematical Definition==
-Calculating TPR ($$TPR) involves multiplying by 100 the true positives and false negatives minus $$.
+The true positive rate (TPR) is calculated as the number of [[true positive (TP)]] divided by the sum of the sum of the number of true positive (TP) and the number of [[false negative (FN)]]. Mathematically, this can be represented as:
-==Importance==
+TPR = true positives / (true positives + [[false negative]]s) OR true positives / all actual positives
-TPR (Token Pricing Ratio) is an important metric in many machine learning applications, such as medical diagnosis, fraud detection and spam filtering. Accurately recognizing positive instances is paramount; for instance in medical diagnosis it could mean the difference between life and death. Therefore, models with higher TPRs tend to be preferred over those with low ones.
-==Interpretation==
+True positives are cases in which the model accurately predicts a positive class, and false negatives occur when it incorrectly predicts a negative class for a positive case.
-A high TPR indicates the model is correctly recognizing most positive instances, while a low TPR indicates it fails to identify an excessive number of such instances. TPR often works in combination with other classification metrics like precision, recall, and F1 score for a more complete assessment of a model's performance.
-==Factors affecting TPR==
+==Interpretation of TPR==
-Factors such as data quality and quantity, algorithm selection, and threshold value all impact TPR. For instance, if two classes have significantly fewer instances than each other in the training set, a model could achieve high TPR by simply classifying everything as the majority class. In such cases, additional metrics like precision or recall (F1 score) provide more precise assessments of the model's performance.
+The true positive rate is an essential metric when assessing the performance of binary classification models, particularly when false negatives are more critical than [[false positive]]s. For instance, in medical diagnosis, a false negative result could result in serious harm; thus it's essential to have a high TPR in this scenario.
-==Explain Like I'm 5 (ELI5)==
+A high TPR value indicates the model can correctly identify a large proportion of positive cases as positive, which is desirable in many applications. Conversely, a low TPR value indicates the model is failing to identify an abundance of positive cases, leading to more false negatives.
-Machine learning seeks to create a computer program that can accurately determine whether something is good or bad, such as whether an email is spam. True Positive Rate (TPR) measures how well our program can identify positives from negatives - it's like asking someone to pick all of the red apples from a basket of apples and measuring their accuracy; if they got most of them right, their TPR will be high; on the other hand, if they missed many red apples they have a low TPR.
 ==Explain Like I'm 5 (ELI5)==
-Imagine you have a basket of apples and you need to pick out all the red apples. Your task is to ensure all are picked, but occasionally an accidental green apple may slip by.
+True positive rate is an indicator of how well a machine learning model performs its task. Imagine playing hide and seek with your friends, with the objective being to find all those who are hiding. If you succeed in finding all your friends who are hiding, then congratulations - your model did its job successfully!
-The true positive rate (TPR) is a measure of your skill at picking out red apples. It's the number of red apples picked divided by the total number of red apples in the basket. The higher this number is, the better at you are at distinguishing between red and green apples by mistake.
-In machine learning, we use true positive rate to gauge how well a model does at correctly recognizing things we want it to find. For instance, if we want the model to identify all pictures of cats in an image set, its true positive rate tells us how well it does at accurately distinguishing those photos as positive examples. The higher this number is, the better able the model is at finding cat pictures and not mistakenly misidentifying other images as cat ones.
+Similar to a machine learning model, which attempts to identify all positive cases within a dataset. If it succeeds in finding all of them, we can say it did a good job and give it a high true positive rate; on the contrary, if some positive cases are missed, then its accuracy drops off and we attribute a low true positive rate.
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