What is decision thresholding?

Updated May 17, 2026

Short answer

Thresholding converts probabilities into class labels.

Deep explanation

A cutoff (e.g., 0.5) determines class assignment in classification models.

Real-world example

Spam filters adjust threshold to reduce false positives.

Common mistakes

  • Using default threshold without tuning.

Follow-up questions

  • How to choose threshold?
  • What if imbalance exists?

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