Databricks Certified Machine Learning Associate — Question 36

A health organization is developing a classification model to determine whether or not a patient currently has a specific type of infection. The organization's leaders want to maximize the number of positive cases identified by the model.
Which of the following classification metrics should be used to evaluate the model?

Answer options

• A. RMSE
• B. Precision
• C. Area under the residual operating curve
• D. Accuracy
• E. Recall

Correct answer: E

Explanation

Recall is the most appropriate metric for this scenario as it focuses on identifying as many true positive cases as possible, which aligns with the organization's goal. Precision, accuracy, and RMSE do not prioritize maximizing true positive identification, making them less suitable for this specific objective.