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Optimal Classification Cutoffs

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Optimal Classification Cutoffs¶

Optimize classification thresholds to improve model performance. The library provides efficient algorithms for threshold selection in binary and multiclass classification.

Why Default 0.5 Thresholds Are Wrong:

Most classifiers output probabilities, but decisions need thresholds. The default τ = 0.5 assumes equal costs and balanced classes. Real problems have imbalanced data (fraud: 1%, disease: 5%) and asymmetric costs (missing fraud costs $1000, false alarm costs $1).

API 2.0.0 Features: