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MLcps: machine learning cumulative performance score for classification problems
Akshay Akshay1,2, Masoud Abedi3, Navid Shekarchizadeh3,4
1Functional Urology Research Group, Department for BioMedical Research DBMR, University of Bern, 3008 Bern, Switzerland.
Gigascience
|December 13, 2023
Summary
Evaluating machine learning (ML) models is simplified with the new Machine Learning Cumulative Performance Score (MLcps). This unified metric offers a comprehensive performance assessment, saving time and reducing bias in model selection.
Area of Science:
- Computer Science
- Data Science
- Machine Learning
Background:
- Assessing machine learning (ML) model performance necessitates multiple evaluation metrics for a comprehensive understanding.
- Individual metric comparison for model selection is time-consuming and prone to user bias.
Purpose of the Study:
- Introduce the Machine Learning Cumulative Performance Score (MLcps) as a novel, unified evaluation metric for classification models.
- Provide a holistic approach to assessing ML model performance, integrating various metrics into a single score.
Main Methods:
- Developed MLcps, a novel metric that consolidates multiple precomputed evaluation metrics.
- Tested MLcps on four publicly available datasets for classification problems.
Main Results:
- MLcps provides a unified score for comprehensive model assessment, highlighting strengths and weaknesses.
- Demonstrated MLcps's ability to offer a holistic evaluation of model robustness and overall performance across datasets.
Conclusions:
- MLcps streamlines the model evaluation process by replacing the need to compare individual metrics.
- Researchers and practitioners can efficiently assess ML models using a single MLcps value, saving time and effort.
- MLcps is available as an open-source Python package for broader accessibility.
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