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Explain Precision Recall Tradeoff

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You are discussing a classification model with a product team that needs to understand how model quality changes based on what kinds of mistakes you are willing to accept. They want a simple way to reason about when to favor catching more positives versus being more selective.

Question

How would you explain the trade-off between precision and recall to a product team?