Question

To minimize false-positive results, a statistical learning process called support vector machine (SVM) can be used to increase the specificity of prediction.

(a) True

(b) False

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Answer 1

Correct answer is (a) True

To elaborate: This is a data classification method similar to the linear or quadratic discriminant analysis. In this method, the data are projected in a three-dimensional space or even a multidimensional space.