Data-Mining Is About Probabilities, Not Certainties

question 22

True/False

Data-mining is about probabilities, not certainties. So sometimes a good model may look bad because of a string of bad luck.

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Definitions:

Virtual Dictatorship

A form of government in which power is effectively concentrated in the hands of an individual or a small group, without the formal title of dictator, often lacking checks and balances or democratic processes.

Strictly Constitutional

Adhering rigidly to the Constitution, often implying a conservative or literal interpretation of this foundational document.

Self-Immolation

The act of setting oneself on fire as a form of protest or sacrifice, often associated with political or religious motives.

Thich Quang Duc

A Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk who self-immolated in 1963 in protest against the persecution of Buddhists by the South Vietnamese government.