Testing Record

A Testing Record is a data record that is available during a testing phase (and not during a training phase).

• AKA: Testing Instance, Testing Example, Testing Tuple, Test Instance.
• Context:
  • It can range, depending on whether its target attribute(s) have data values, from being a Labeled Testing Record to being an Unlabeled Testing Record.
  • It can be a member of a Testing Record Set.
• Example(s):
  • a Learning Test Record, such as an Unlabeled Test Record.
  • Name=N/A, Gender=Male, Age=54, BankruptcyInPast5Years=Yes; CreditRiskCategory=?
  • a Test Document Record, for a Testing Document.
  • …
• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Training Record.
• See: Treatment Group, Statistical Modeling Task, Evaluation Record, Out-of-Sample Record.

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