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Table 5 Performance of supervised machine learning algorithm models for STI prediction in Ethiopia: evidence from EDHS 2016

From: Spatial distribution and machine learning prediction of sexually transmitted infections and associated factors among sexually active men and women in Ethiopia, evidence from EDHS 2016

Confusion matrix

Naïve Bayes

Random forest

Decision tree

SVM

LR

 

Observed

Observed

Observed

Observed

Observed

 

STI

No_STI

STI

No_STI

STI

No_STI

STI

No_STI

STI

No_STI

Predicted

 STI

120

90

138

55

122

82

123

80

110

106

 No_STI

93

123

75

158

91

131

90

133

103

107

Metrics

%

%

%

%

%

Accuracy

57

69

59

60

51

95% CI

(52, 62)

(65, 74)

(55, 64)

(55, 65)

(46, 56)

Sensitivity

56

65

57

58

52

Specificity

58

74

62

62

50

Positive predictive value

57

72

60

61

51

Negative predictive value

57

68

59

60

51

AUC

58

69

56

61

54