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Permutation Importance

Shuffle one column of a loan table and score the same model again. The bigger the drop in accuracy, the more the model relies on that column.

Trained model: not retrained11 held-out applicants, never used in trainingRepaid? is the right answer. R = repaid, D = didn't repay.
accuracy
91%
10 of 11 right
NameCredit ScoreIncome ($k)Zip CodeRepaid?Model's guess
Ana78078062623041230412RR
Ben54054028283097730977DD
Cara69069045453011830118RR
Dev61061035353084530845DD
Eli73573530303065530655RR
Fay58058070703050330503RD ✗
Gus65065024243076230762DD
Hana72072051513032930329RR
Ivo56056040403023130231DD
Jin66066038383090630906DD
Kit76076044443018730187RR
average66242.5
drop when shuffled (points)
Credit Score
?
Income
?
Zip Code
?

The trained model gets 10 of 11 held-out applicants right. Only Fay is missed. Shuffle one column, then score the same model again.

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