Identifying use cases of classification
The use cases of classification are huge; it is a very commonly used method in many projects. Still, let's see some examples to get a better idea of the different types of use cases that can benefit from classification methods.
Use case 1 – email spam classification
The first use case that is generally built on classification is spam detection in email. Spam emails have been around for a long time. The business model of sending fake emails to generally steal people's money is a big problem, and receiving many spam emails can negatively impact your emailing experience.
Email service providers have come a long way in detecting spam emails automatically and sending them to your spam/junk box. Nowadays, this is all done automatically and relies heavily on machine learning.
If you compare this to our super-small classification example, you could imagine that the decision tree (or any other model) can take several information...