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DS-200 · Question #51

Why is the naive Bayes classifier "naive"?

The correct answer is C. It assumes Independence between all features. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

Why is the naive Bayes classifier "naive"?

Options

  • AIt generally performs worsethan more complex methods
  • BIt Is an unbiased estimator
  • CIt assumes Independence between all features
  • DIt makes no assumptions on the underlying distributions (i.e., it is non-parametric)

How the community answered

(36 responses)
  • A
    11% (4)
  • B
    6% (2)
  • C
    78% (28)
  • D
    6% (2)

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