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What is the impact of feature correlation on Naïve Bayes decision boundary?
Updated May 17, 2026
Short answer
Feature correlation can distort probability estimates but often does not severely affect decision boundaries.
Deep explanation
Correlated features lead to double-counting evidence in Naïve Bayes, which inflates likelihoods. However, decision boundaries depend on relative comparisons between classes, so classification may still remain correct. Severe correlation can still bias predictions.
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