# confusion A table comparing the actual and predicted labels for each classification category. ``` var confusion: MLDataTable { get } ``` ## Discussion The confusion data table describes how examples were mislabeled between categories. Each row contains the true label, the predicted label, and the count for each possible combination of categories. For example, the table below lists that “business” was labeled correctly with “business” 113 times, while “business” was confused with “entertainment” 2 times.  To gain insight into the performance of your model, you can use this data table to determine what categories your model is most confused about (making the most mistakes on) for a given data set. For example, the code listing below shows how to find the mistake that happens most frequently. ```swift let confusion = model.validationMetrics.confusion // Filter for rows which contain mistakes. let errors = confusion[confusion["True Label"] != confusion["Predicted"]] let mostCommonError = errors.rows.max { row1, row2 in row1["Count", Int.self]! < row2["Count", Int.self]! } print(mostCommonError ?? "The confusion table is empty.") // ["Predicted": "tech", "True Label": "business", "Count": 9] ``` Another useful view into this data is to compare the actual and predicated labels using a matrix. Printing the [`MLClassifierMetrics`](/documentation/CreateML/MLClassifierMetrics) directly displays the matrix format. ```swift print(model.validationMetrics) // ... // ******CONFUSION MATRIX****** // ---------------------------------- // True\Pred business entertainment politics sport tech // business 113 2 3 0 9 // entertainment 1 183 3 2 3 // politics 6 8 116 0 3 // sport 0 6 1 135 3 // tech 2 7 3 0 129 // ... ``` In this example, the upper left hand count shows that 113 business examples were correctly labeled as “business”. The second column shows that “entertainment” was predicted for 2 “business” examples. The second row shows that 1 “entertainment” example was mislabeled as “business”. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)