SSC Computer Class Machine Learning PPT Slides (LEC #20)

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Lecture 20 of the Complete Foundation Batch for All SSC and Other Exams PPT Series covers Machine Learning (यंत्र अधिगम) across 38 comprehensive PPT slides. This module focuses on ML theory, classical algorithms, the complete ML workflow, evaluation metrics, and practical applications.

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SSC Computer Class Machine Learning PPT Slides (LEC #20)

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Machine Learning Kya Hai? Definition and Concept

Machine Learning (ML) is a branch of Artificial Intelligence that enables computer systems to automatically learn and improve from experience (data) without being explicitly programmed for each task. The term was coined by Arthur Samuel in 1959 at IBM. He defined it as the field of study that gives computers the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed. In Hindi, it is called Yantra Adhigam (यंत्र अधिगम).

Aspect	Detail
Full Name	Machine Learning
Hindi Name	यंत्र अधिगम (Yantra Adhigam) / मशीन लर्निंग
Term Coined By	Arthur Samuel (American computer scientist at IBM)
Year	1959
Definition	Field giving computers the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed
Formal Definition (Tom Mitchell 1997)	A program learns from experience E for task T if performance on T improves with experience E
Subset Of	Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Parent Of	Deep Learning (DL) is a subset of ML
Primary Languages	Python (most popular), R, MATLAB
Key Libraries	Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, XGBoost, Pandas, NumPy

Traditional Programming vs Machine Learning

Feature	Traditional Programming	Machine Learning
Approach	Human writes explicit rules; computer follows them	System automatically discovers rules from data
Input-Output	Rules + Data = Output	Data + Output = Learned Model (rules)
Adaptability	Cannot adapt; rules updated manually	Adapts automatically with more data
Best For	Simple, well-defined problems with clear rules	Complex problems; patterns too hard to write manually
Example	Tax calculator (fixed formula)	Spam detection (too many fraud patterns to define)
Scalability	Rules multiply exponentially with complexity	Performance improves naturally with more data

Types of Machine Learning: Complete Classification

1. Supervised Learning

Algorithm is trained on labeled data where each example has a correct answer. It learns to map inputs to correct outputs by minimizing prediction errors.

Feature	Detail
Training Data	Input features + Correct output labels (both required)
Goal	Learn a mapping: Input X to Output Y
Two Sub-Types	Classification (predict category) and Regression (predict number)
Key Challenge	Overfitting: memorizes training data, fails on new data
Algorithms	Linear Regression, Logistic Regression, Decision Tree, Random Forest, SVM, KNN, Naive Bayes, XGBoost
Examples	Email spam detection, house price prediction, cancer diagnosis, image classification

Sub-Type	Task	Output Type	Algorithms	Examples
Classification	Predict which category an input belongs to	Discrete class label (Yes/No, A/B/C)	Logistic Regression, Decision Tree, SVM, KNN, Random Forest, Naive Bayes	Spam detection, disease diagnosis, image classification, sentiment analysis
Regression	Predict a continuous numerical value	Continuous number (price, temperature, score)	Linear Regression, Polynomial Regression, Ridge, Lasso, SVR	House price prediction, stock forecast, weather prediction, salary estimation

2. Unsupervised Learning

Algorithm is trained on unlabeled data with no correct answers. It discovers hidden patterns and structure independently.

Feature	Detail
Training Data	Input features ONLY — NO output labels provided
Goal	Discover hidden structure, clusters, or compressed representations
Main Tasks	Clustering, Dimensionality Reduction, Association Rule Mining, Anomaly Detection
Key Advantage	No expensive labeling required; processes massive unlabeled datasets
Algorithms	K-Means, DBSCAN, Hierarchical Clustering, PCA, t-SNE, Apriori, Autoencoders
Examples	Customer segmentation, market basket analysis, fraud detection, recommendation systems

Unsupervised Task	Definition	Algorithm	Real-World Use
Clustering	Group similar data points; no predefined groups	K-Means, DBSCAN, Hierarchical Clustering	Customer segmentation; document grouping; image compression
Dimensionality Reduction	Reduce features while preserving information	PCA, t-SNE, UMAP, Autoencoders	Visualization; noise reduction; preprocessing
Association Rule Mining	Discover relationships between variables	Apriori, FP-Growth	Market basket analysis; recommendation systems
Anomaly Detection	Identify unusual data points differing from norm	Isolation Forest, One-Class SVM	Fraud detection; network intrusion; defect detection

3. Reinforcement Learning

An agent learns by interacting with an environment, receiving rewards for correct actions and penalties for wrong ones, gradually learning a policy that maximizes cumulative reward.

RL Component	Definition	Analogy
Agent	The learner and decision-maker; the ML model	Student learning to play chess
Environment	Everything the agent interacts with	The chessboard and opponent
State (S)	Current situation observed from the environment	Current arrangement of pieces on board
Action (A)	Possible decisions the agent can take	Available legal chess moves
Reward (R)	Feedback after each action; positive good, negative bad	Gaining/losing points for each move
Policy	The learned strategy: mapping from states to actions	Chess strategy: if opponent does X, do Y
Goal	Maximize cumulative reward over time	Win the chess game

Feature	Supervised Learning	Unsupervised Learning	Reinforcement Learning
Training Data	Labeled (input + correct output)	Unlabeled (input only)	Interaction with environment
Feedback	Explicit correct answers	No feedback; finds patterns independently	Reward/penalty after each action
Goal	Learn input-to-output mapping	Discover hidden structure	Learn optimal action policy
Main Tasks	Classification, Regression	Clustering, Dimensionality Reduction	Game playing, robot control, optimization
Examples	Spam filter, price predictor	Customer segmentation, anomaly detection	AlphaGo, self-driving car training

Additional ML Types

ML Type	Definition	Key Examples
Semi-Supervised Learning	Small labeled + large unlabeled data combined for training	Speech recognition with few labels; medical imaging with limited expert labels
Self-Supervised Learning	Model creates its own labels from data structure; no human labeling	GPT language models (predict next word); image inpainting tasks
Transfer Learning	Pre-trained model reused as starting point for new related task	ResNet fine-tuned for COVID X-ray detection; BERT fine-tuned for sentiment analysis
Online Learning	Model updates incrementally as new data arrives; no full retraining	Stock trading; fraud detection adapting to new patterns in real time
Federated Learning	Model trained across decentralized devices without sharing raw data; privacy-preserving	Google Gboard keyboard predictions (learns on device without sending text to Google)

Key Machine Learning Algorithms

Classification Algorithms

Algorithm	How It Works	Best For	Interpretable?
Logistic Regression	Uses sigmoid function to estimate probability of class membership	Binary classification; fast baseline model	Yes – highly interpretable
Decision Tree	Creates if-then-else rules by splitting data on best features	Interpretable models; mixed data types	Yes – very interpretable
Random Forest	Ensemble of many decision trees; majority vote wins	Most practical problems; reduces overfitting of single tree	Moderate – less than single tree
SVM (Support Vector Machine)	Finds maximum margin hyperplane; kernel trick for non-linear data	High-dimensional data; text classification	Moderate
K-Nearest Neighbours (KNN)	Classifies by majority class of K nearest neighbours	Simple baseline; small datasets; complex boundaries	Yes – very intuitive
Naive Bayes	Bayes theorem with feature independence assumption; probabilistic	Text classification; spam filtering; fast training	Yes – probabilistic and transparent
XGBoost	Sequential ensemble; each model corrects previous model’s errors	Tabular data; Kaggle competition winner; highest performance	Moderate

Clustering Algorithms

Algorithm	How It Works	Key Strength	Key Limitation
K-Means	Assigns points to nearest centroid; updates centroids iteratively until stable	Fast; scalable to large datasets; simple to understand	Must specify K; only finds spherical clusters; sensitive to outliers
DBSCAN	Groups closely packed points together; labels outlier points as noise	Finds arbitrarily shaped clusters; handles outliers naturally	Struggles with varying density; parameter sensitive
Hierarchical Clustering	Builds a dendrogram tree of clusters bottom-up or top-down	No need to specify K; visual dendrogram helps choose clusters	Computationally expensive for large datasets

Overfitting vs Underfitting: Critical ML Concepts

Concept	Definition	Symptoms	Cause	Solution
Underfitting	Model too simple; fails to capture underlying patterns	High training error AND high test error	Too simple model; too few features; insufficient training	More complex model; more features; reduce regularization
Good Fit	Captures patterns without memorizing noise; generalizes well	Low training error AND low test error	Right model complexity; sufficient data; proper regularization	The goal of all machine learning projects
Overfitting	Memorizes training data including noise; fails on new data	Very low training error BUT high test error	Model too complex; too little data; training too long	Regularization; Dropout; Cross-validation; More data; Early stopping

Regularization Technique	How It Works	Primary Effect
L1 Regularization (Lasso)	Adds sum of absolute weight values as penalty to loss function	Drives some weights exactly to zero; automatic feature selection; creates sparse model
L2 Regularization (Ridge)	Adds sum of squared weight values as penalty to loss function	Shrinks weights toward zero but rarely to exactly zero; prevents very large weights
Elastic Net	Combines L1 and L2 regularization penalties	Balance between sparsity (L1) and weight shrinkage (L2); handles correlated features better
Dropout	Randomly deactivates neurons during neural network training	Forces redundant representations; prevents co-adaptation; reduces overfitting in deep networks
Early Stopping	Stops training when validation error starts increasing	Finds the optimal number of training epochs; prevents memorization of training noise
K-Fold Cross-Validation	Tests model on multiple train/validation splits; averages performance	More reliable performance estimate; helps detect and prevent overfitting

Model Evaluation Metrics

Classification Metrics

Metric	Formula/Definition	When to Use	Range
Accuracy	Correct Predictions / Total Predictions	Balanced classes; gives overall correct prediction rate	0 to 1 (higher is better)
Precision	TP / (TP + FP)	When false positives are costly; spam filter: don’t flag real emails	0 to 1 (higher is better)
Recall (Sensitivity)	TP / (TP + FN)	When false negatives are costly; cancer: don’t miss real cases	0 to 1 (higher is better)
F1-Score	2 * (Precision * Recall) / (Precision + Recall)	When balance between Precision and Recall is needed; imbalanced classes	0 to 1 (higher is better)
AUC-ROC	Area Under the ROC Curve	Binary classification; comparing models; imbalanced datasets	0.5 (random) to 1.0 (perfect)

Confusion Matrix Term	Abbreviation	Definition	Cancer Diagnosis Example
True Positive	TP	Correctly predicted POSITIVE class	Model says cancer; patient DOES have cancer
True Negative	TN	Correctly predicted NEGATIVE class	Model says no cancer; patient does NOT have cancer
False Positive (Type I Error)	FP	Predicted positive; actually negative	Model says cancer; patient does NOT have cancer (false alarm)
False Negative (Type II Error)	FN	Predicted negative; actually positive	Model says no cancer; patient DOES have cancer (missed diagnosis)

Regression Metrics

Metric	Full Form	Definition	Best For
MAE	Mean Absolute Error	Average of absolute differences between predictions and actual values	When outliers should not dominate; same units as output; easy to interpret
MSE	Mean Squared Error	Average of squared differences; penalizes large errors much more than MAE	When large errors are especially undesirable; commonly used as training loss function
RMSE	Root Mean Squared Error	Square root of MSE; same units as output; more interpretable than raw MSE	Most commonly used regression metric; standard reporting metric
R-Squared	Coefficient of Determination	Proportion of variance in target explained by model; 1=perfect, 0=no better than mean	Understanding how much variance the model explains; comparing models on same dataset

The ML Workflow: Step-by-Step

Step	Stage	Key Activities
1	Problem Definition	Define the problem; determine if ML is appropriate; set success criteria
2	Data Collection	Gather relevant data from databases, APIs, web scraping, sensors, surveys
3	Data Preprocessing	Handle missing values; remove duplicates; fix errors; handle outliers
4	Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)	Analyze distributions; visualize relationships; understand data characteristics
5	Feature Engineering	Select/create features; encode categories; normalize or standardize values
6	Data Splitting	Training (70-80%), Validation (10-15%), Test (10-15%) sets
7	Model Selection	Choose algorithm based on problem type, data size, interpretability needs
8	Model Training	Feed training data; algorithm learns patterns and adjusts parameters
9	Model Evaluation	Test on validation/test set; calculate appropriate performance metrics
10	Hyperparameter Tuning	Adjust model settings to optimize performance; Grid Search, Random Search
11	Model Deployment	Deploy to production environment for real-world predictions
12	Monitoring	Track performance over time; retrain when performance degrades

Machine Learning Applications

Domain	Application	Indian/Global Examples
Healthcare	Disease diagnosis, drug discovery, medical imaging analysis, patient risk	Apollo Hospitals AI diagnosis; Google DeepMind eye disease; TB drug discovery
Finance	Fraud detection, credit scoring, algorithmic trading, loan default prediction	SBI/HDFC fraud AI; CIBIL credit score; stock exchange HFT algorithms
E-Commerce	Product recommendations, dynamic pricing, inventory management	Amazon/Flipkart recommendation engine; Myntra visual search; demand forecasting
Agriculture	Crop disease detection, yield prediction, precision farming, soil analysis	ICRISAT AI crop advisory; drone-based crop monitoring; PM-KISAN data analytics
NLP	Sentiment analysis, machine translation, spam detection, chatbots	Google Translate; ChatGPT; Zomato review sentiment; customer service bots
Transportation	Route optimization, demand prediction, traffic management	Ola/Uber surge pricing and routing; Delhi/Mumbai traffic AI systems
Education	Adaptive learning, student performance prediction, automated grading	BYJU’s adaptive AI; Coursera personalization; exam integrity tools
Cybersecurity	Malware detection, intrusion detection, phishing identification	CERT-In AI threat detection; bank fraud alerts; antivirus ML engines

Machine Learning Abbreviations Reference

Abbreviation	Full Form	Context
ML	Machine Learning	Learning from data; subset of AI; parent of Deep Learning
AI	Artificial Intelligence	Broadest field; parent of ML and DL
DL	Deep Learning	Neural network ML; subset of ML
SVM	Support Vector Machine	Powerful supervised classification/regression algorithm
KNN	K-Nearest Neighbours	Distance-based classification algorithm
PCA	Principal Component Analysis	Dimensionality reduction technique
EDA	Exploratory Data Analysis	Initial data analysis step in ML workflow
TP	True Positive	Correctly predicted positive case
TN	True Negative	Correctly predicted negative case
FP	False Positive	Type I Error; predicted positive; actually negative
FN	False Negative	Type II Error; predicted negative; actually positive
MAE	Mean Absolute Error	Regression metric; average absolute error
MSE	Mean Squared Error	Regression metric; penalizes large errors more
RMSE	Root Mean Squared Error	Most common regression evaluation metric
AUC-ROC	Area Under the ROC Curve	Classification model comparison metric
L1	Lasso Regularization	Sparse weights; automatic feature selection
L2	Ridge Regularization	Shrinks weights; prevents overfitting
CV	Cross-Validation	Robust model evaluation technique
SGD	Stochastic Gradient Descent	Classic optimization algorithm for training
RF	Random Forest	Ensemble of decision trees; robust and practical
XGBoost	Extreme Gradient Boosting	Top performer on tabular data; Kaggle winner
NB	Naive Bayes	Fast probabilistic text classifier
RL	Reinforcement Learning	Reward/penalty based learning; AlphaGo
GPU	Graphics Processing Unit	Hardware accelerating ML/DL model training
API	Application Programming Interface	Interface to use ML models in applications

Exam Frequency: ML Topics Priority for SSC

Topic	Frequency	Difficulty	Priority
ML definition and Hindi name (यंत्र अधिगम)	Very High	Easy	Must Study First
Arthur Samuel coined ML in 1959	Very High	Easy	Must Study First
Three types: Supervised, Unsupervised, Reinforcement	Very High	Easy-Medium	Must Study First
Supervised: labeled data; Classification vs Regression	Very High	Medium	Must Study First
Unsupervised: unlabeled data; clustering	High	Medium	Must Study First
Reinforcement: reward/penalty; AlphaGo example	High	Medium	Must Study First
Overfitting vs Underfitting definition and solutions	High	Medium	Important
Decision Tree and Random Forest	High	Medium	Important
K-Means Clustering algorithm	High	Medium	Important
Accuracy, Precision, Recall, F1-Score definitions	Medium-High	Medium	Important
Cross-Validation definition and purpose	Medium-High	Medium	Important
L1 Lasso vs L2 Ridge Regularization	Medium	Hard	Good to Know (JE)
Confusion Matrix: TP, TN, FP (Type I), FN (Type II)	Medium	Medium	Good to Know (JE)
Bias-Variance Tradeoff concept	Medium	Hard	Good to Know (JE)
Transfer Learning and Federated Learning	Low-Medium	Easy	Revision Only

Top 30 Machine Learning Facts to Memorize

• Machine Learning is a subset of AI; Deep Learning is a subset of Machine Learning
• ML in Hindi: Yantra Adhigam (यंत्र अधिगम) or Machine Larning (मशीन लर्निंग)
• Term coined by Arthur Samuel in 1959 at IBM
• Arthur Samuel’s definition: giving computers ability to learn without being explicitly programmed
• Tom Mitchell’s formal definition (1997): performance on task T improves with experience E
• Three main types of ML: Supervised Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Reinforcement Learning
• Supervised Learning uses labeled data (input + correct output pairs)
• Supervised sub-types: Classification (discrete output) and Regression (continuous output)
• Unsupervised Learning uses unlabeled data; discovers hidden patterns without correct answers
• Main unsupervised tasks: Clustering and Dimensionality Reduction
• K-Means is the most popular clustering algorithm; requires specifying K (number of clusters)
• PCA (Principal Component Analysis) is the most common dimensionality reduction technique
• Reinforcement Learning: Agent learns through reward/penalty feedback from Environment
• AlphaGo uses deep Reinforcement Learning; defeated world Go champion Lee Sedol in 2016
• Overfitting: model memorizes training data; low training error but HIGH test error
• Underfitting: model too simple; high error on both training and test data
• L1 Regularization (Lasso) drives some weights exactly to zero (automatic feature selection)
• L2 Regularization (Ridge) shrinks weights toward zero but rarely to exactly zero
• Accuracy = Correct Predictions / Total Predictions; best for balanced classes
• Precision = TP/(TP+FP); important when false positives are costly (spam filter)
• Recall = TP/(TP+FN); important when false negatives are costly (cancer detection)
• F1-Score = harmonic mean of Precision and Recall; for imbalanced classes
• False Positive = Type I Error; False Negative = Type II Error (remember: FN=missing real case)
• K-Fold Cross-Validation: split into K folds; train K times; average all performance scores
• Decision Tree: creates if-then-else rules; highly interpretable; prone to overfitting
• Random Forest: ensemble of decision trees; reduces overfitting; more robust than single tree
• SVM (Support Vector Machine): finds maximum margin hyperplane separating classes
• XGBoost (Extreme Gradient Boosting): most successful algorithm for tabular data in competitions
• Transfer Learning: uses pre-trained model as starting point; requires far less labeled data
• Federated Learning: trains on decentralized devices without sharing raw data; privacy-preserving

Study Plan: 4 Days to Master Machine Learning for SSC

Day 1: ML Basics, History, and Supervised Learning

• Study ML definition, Hindi name, Arthur Samuel (1959), Tom Mitchell formal definition
• Master AI > ML > DL hierarchy; how ML differs from traditional programming
• Study Supervised Learning: labeled data, Classification vs Regression, and key algorithms
• Learn Logistic Regression, Decision Tree, Random Forest, SVM, KNN, Naive Bayes

Day 2: Unsupervised and Reinforcement Learning

• Study Unsupervised Learning: unlabeled data, K-Means clustering, PCA dimensionality reduction
• Study Reinforcement Learning: Agent, Environment, State, Action, Reward, Policy, AlphaGo
• Compare all three ML types using the summary comparison table
• Study Transfer Learning and Federated Learning briefly

Day 3: Evaluation, Overfitting, and Model Validation

• Study Overfitting vs Underfitting: definition, symptoms, causes, and all solutions
• Learn L1 Lasso, L2 Ridge, Dropout, Early Stopping regularization techniques
• Master metrics: Accuracy, Precision, Recall, F1-Score, AUC-ROC, MAE, MSE, RMSE
• Study Confusion Matrix: TP, TN, FP (Type I Error), FN (Type II Error)
• Study K-Fold Cross-Validation concept and purpose

Day 4: Applications, Abbreviations, and Practice

• Study ML applications across healthcare, finance, agriculture, NLP, transportation, cybersecurity
• Revise all 25 ML abbreviations from the reference table
• Solve 30 to 40 ML questions from SSC and competitive exam previous year papers

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FAQs:

Q1. What is Machine Learning and who coined the term?

Machine Learning is a branch of AI where computer systems learn automatically from data without being explicitly programmed. The term was coined by Arthur Samuel in 1959 at IBM: giving computers the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed. In Hindi it is Yantra Adhigam (यंत्र अधिगम). Tom Mitchell gave a formal definition in 1997: a program learns from experience E for task T if performance on T improves with experience E.

Q2. What are the three types of Machine Learning?

The three main types are: Supervised Learning (trains on labeled data; learns input-to-output mapping; used for classification and regression), Unsupervised Learning (trains on unlabeled data; discovers hidden patterns; used for clustering and dimensionality reduction), and Reinforcement Learning (agent learns through reward and penalty feedback from environment interaction; used in AlphaGo and game-playing AI).

Q3. What is the difference between Classification and Regression?

Both are Supervised Learning tasks. Classification predicts a discrete category or class label such as spam or not spam, disease A or B or C. Regression predicts a continuous numerical value such as house price, temperature, or salary. Classification algorithms include Logistic Regression, Decision Tree, SVM, and KNN. Regression algorithms include Linear Regression, Ridge, and Lasso.

Q4. What is overfitting and how do you prevent it?

Overfitting occurs when a model memorizes training data including its noise and fails to generalize to new unseen data. Signs: very low training error but high test error. Solutions include L1/L2 Regularization, Dropout (for neural networks), K-Fold Cross-Validation, collecting more training data, Feature Selection to remove irrelevant features, and Early Stopping during training.

Q5. What is the difference between Precision and Recall?

Precision = TP/(TP+FP) measures what fraction of positive predictions were actually correct. Use when false positives are costly, like a spam filter where you do not want real emails flagged as spam. Recall = TP/(TP+FN) measures what fraction of actual positives were correctly identified. Use when false negatives are costly, like cancer detection where you cannot afford to miss real cancer cases. F1-Score is the harmonic mean of both.

Q6. What is K-Means Clustering?

K-Means is an unsupervised clustering algorithm that groups similar data points together. Steps: randomly place K centroids, assign each point to the nearest centroid, recalculate centroids as the mean of each cluster, repeat until centroids no longer move. The main limitation is that K must be specified in advance. K-Means works best with spherical-shaped clusters and is sensitive to outliers.

Q7. What is K-Fold Cross-Validation?

K-Fold Cross-Validation is a technique for reliably evaluating ML model performance. Data is split into K equal folds. The model trains K times, each time using a different fold as the test set and the remaining K-1 folds as training. Performance is averaged across all K trials, giving a more reliable estimate than a single train/test split and helping detect overfitting.

Q8. How many slides are in the Machine Learning PPT (LEC 20)?

The Machine Learning Complete Batch PPT (LEC 20) contains 38 slides. It is Serial Number 020 of the Complete Foundation Batch for All SSC and Other Exams PPT Series. The file size is 8 MB and is available for free download at https://slideshareppt.net/.

Conclusion: Machine Learning Powers the Digital World

Machine Learning (LEC 20) is the intellectual core of modern AI. It transformed computing from following explicit rules to learning from experience, and now powers everything from medical diagnosis to fraud detection to personalized recommendations. With 38 slides covering the complete ML curriculum — definition and history, three main learning types with all subtypes, classical algorithms, the full ML workflow, overfitting and regularization, evaluation metrics, cross-validation, feature engineering, and real-world applications — this module gives you complete preparation for every ML question in SSC Computer Awareness.

Key focus areas for exam: Arthur Samuel coined ML in 1959; three types (Supervised with labeled data, Unsupervised with unlabeled data, Reinforcement with reward/penalty); Classification vs Regression; K-Means clustering; Overfitting and L1/L2 regularization; Accuracy/Precision/Recall/F1-Score metrics; Confusion Matrix (FP=Type I Error, FN=Type II Error). Download the free 8 MB PDF from https://slideshareppt.net/ and pair with LEC 17 (AI) and LEC 19 (Deep Learning) for complete AI preparation.