From classification accuracy to proper scoring rules: elicitability of probabilistic top list predictions

In the face of uncertainty, the need for probabilistic assessments has long been recognized in the literature on forecasting. In classification, however, comparative evaluation of classifiers often focuses on predictions specifying a single class through the use of simple accuracy measures, which di...

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Main Author: Resin, Johannes (Author)
Format: Article (Journal) Chapter/Article
Language:English
Published: 27 Jan 2023
In: Arxiv
Year: 2023, Pages: 1-21
DOI:10.48550/arXiv.2301.11797
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2301.11797
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://arxiv.org/abs/2301.11797
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