Optimizing for the decision not the prediction: an exploration of Smooth Net Benefit as a training objective

arXiv:2609.12752 · cs.LG · Submitted 2026-09-11 · Read on arXiv

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Submitted: 2026-09-11

Updated: 2026-09-11

Comments: 22 pages, 5 figures, 2 tables. Code and supplementary data available

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