Table 2 The confusion matrix of the best Light Gradient Boosting (LGB) model when CWD Prediction Web App predictions were compared against on-the-ground surveillance in white-tailed deer in the season-year 2020–21.

From: Predicting chronic wasting disease in white-tailed deer at the county scale using machine learning

 

Model predictions

CWD-non detect

CWD-positive

On-the-ground surveillance

CWD-non detect

True negative

False positive

70% (946/1,356)

24% (325/1,356)

CWD-positive

False negative

True positive

1% (15/1,356)

5% (70/1,356)