Problem
Scenario
You are reviewing a binary classification model that predicts which customers are likely to churn. The team wants a clear framework for judging whether the model is good enough to use in retention campaigns.
Question
What metrics would you use to evaluate a churn model?
What This Tests
- Choosing evaluation metrics for an imbalanced churn problem
- Explaining precision and recall tradeoffs
- Using AUC-ROC for ranking quality
- Connecting threshold tuning to business cost
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