Introduction to Model Evaluation in Machine Learning

Data Science with Python 6 min min read Updated: Mar 07, 2026 Beginner
Introduction to Model Evaluation in Machine Learning
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What is Model Evaluation?

Model evaluation is the process of measuring how well a machine learning model performs on unseen data. Proper evaluation helps ensure that models generalize well and do not overfit the training dataset.

Why Model Evaluation is Important

  • Measures model accuracy
  • Identifies model weaknesses
  • Improves predictive performance
  • Helps select the best model

Example

python from sklearn.metrics import accuracy_score accuracy_score(y_test, y_pred)

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