P24Machine LearningBeginnerChoose8 min
Classification or Regression?
Select the learning task that matches the business outcome rather than the tool you want to use.
#targets#supervised-learning#problem-framing
Scenario
A logistics team wants to predict whether a delivery will arrive late and separately estimate the number of minutes late.
Problem statement
Classify each target and explain why the two tasks may use different models and metrics.
Your Task
- Identify discrete versus continuous targets.
- Name a sensible metric for each task.
- Explain why problem framing comes before model selection.
Related Concepts
TargetsClassificationRegression
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