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The Naive Bayes Classifier is a machine learning algorithm used for classification based on Bayes' Theorem, assuming feature independence. It calculates the probability of a class given evidence and is effective in applications like spam detection and sentiment analysis. While it is fast and simple to implement, it has limitations such as the assumption of feature independence and issues with unseen data.

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The Naive Bayes Classifier is a machine learning algorithm used for classification based on Bayes' Theorem, assuming feature independence. It calculates the probability of a class given evidence and is effective in applications like spam detection and sentiment analysis. While it is fast and simple to implement, it has limitations such as the assumption of feature independence and issues with unseen data.

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Naive Bayes Classifier - Detailed Explanation

What is the Naive Bayes Classifier?

Naive Bayes is a machine learning algorithm used for classification problems. It is based on Bayes' Theorem, which

determines the probability of a class based on prior knowledge and evidence. It assumes that all features are

independent of each other, which is rarely true, but still gives good results.

How It Works (Bayes' Theorem):

Bayes' Theorem: P(Y|X) = (P(X|Y) * P(Y)) / P(X)

Where:

- P(Y|X): Probability of class Y given X (posterior)

- P(X|Y): Probability of X given Y (likelihood)

- P(Y): Probability of class Y (prior)

- P(X): Probability of X (evidence)

Naive Bayes calculates the likelihood of a data point belonging to a certain class and picks the class with the highest

probability.

Example: Email Spam Detection

To classify an email as spam or not, Naive Bayes checks the words in the email and compares them with past data.

Then it calculates the probability of it being spam or not and makes a prediction.

Types of Naive Bayes Classifier:

1. Gaussian Naive Bayes - For continuous data (assumes normal distribution).

2. Multinomial Naive Bayes - For count-based features like word frequency.

3. Bernoulli Naive Bayes - For binary/boolean features (presence/absence of features).

Advantages:

- Fast and efficient.

- Simple to implement.
Naive Bayes Classifier - Detailed Explanation

- Works well with text data.

- Needs less training data.

Disadvantages:

- Assumes features are independent.

- Zero-frequency issue for unseen data (solved by Laplace Smoothing).

- Not suitable for problems with complex feature interactions.

Applications:

- Spam Detection

- Sentiment Analysis

- Document Classification

- Medical Diagnosis

- Face Recognition

- Recommendation Systems

Conclusion:

Naive Bayes is a reliable and simple algorithm for classification tasks. It performs especially well on text data, and is

widely used due to its speed and accuracy despite its simple assumptions.

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