Precision vs. Recall trade-offs in fraud systems.

Updated May 5, 2026

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Higher recall catches more fraud but increases customer friction (false positives)[cite: 1].

Deep explanation

High precision means when we flag fraud, we are usually right. High recall means we miss very little fraud. The balance is determined by the business cost of a missed fraud vs. an insulted customer[cite: 1].

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