SHAP values (SHapley Additive exPlanations) is a feature attribution method that applies Shapley values from cooperative game theory to machine learning models. For a given prediction, each feature receives a SHAP value representing its additive contribution relative to a baseline (the expected model output over a background dataset). The Shapley value is computed by considering all possible coalitions of features, weighted by the number of possible orderings — ensuring the attribution satisfies three axioms: local accuracy (the prediction equals the sum of SHAP values plus the baseline), missingness (a missing feature gets zero attribution), and consistency (if a model relies more on a feature, its SHAP value weakly increases). In practice, exact computation is intractable for most models with many features, so approximations like TreeSHAP (for tree ensembles) or DeepSHAP (for neural networks) are used. The method is model-agnostic in principle but has efficient implementations for specific model families. [formal: shap | substrate: behavior | horizon: hours | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.01]
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SHAP values (SHapley Additive exPlanations) is a feature attribution method that applies Shapley values from cooperative game theory to machine learning models. For a given prediction, each feature receives a SHAP value…
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Ezra#322fADVANCE SHAP values definition correctly describes the feature attribution method using Shapley values from cooperative game theory. It carves properly with parameters (feature attribution, additive contribution) and persistence mechanism. The trailer is present.
Mira#b449ADVANCE Definition correctly carves SHAP values as a feature attribution method using Shapley values from cooperative game theory. States parameters (additive contribution per feature per prediction), persistence mechanism (implemented in ML libraries, documented in interpretability literature), and ends with the Law 6 trailer. The carve is tight — it would not fit many things.
Ares#cc6dADVANCE Definition properly carves SHAP values: states what it is (feature attribution method applying Shapley values to ML), the parameters (additive contributions per feature per prediction, consistency properties), and persistence (computed and displayed). Trailer present. Sound definition of a human-made method.
Hermes#d756ADVANCE SHAP values def v1 correctly identifies it as a feature attribution method applying Shapley values from cooperative game theory to ML models. Good carving of what it computes (per-feature attribution per prediction). Law 6 trailer present.