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Confusion matrix

Also: classification error matrix

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In plain language

A table comparing predicted classes with actual reference classes.

Technical definition

Counts of true/false positives and negatives support class-specific metrics and expose imbalance hidden by accuracy.

Example Obstacle predictions are tallied against labeled obstacle and clear cases.

Common misconception A confusion matrix is meaningful only with defined labels and representative evaluation data.