README.md

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license: apache-2.0
pipeline_tag: text-classification
tags:
- text-classification
- distilbert
- sentiment-analysis
- sales-leads
---

# DistilBERT Sales Lead Classification Model

This model is a fine-tuned version of `distilbert-base-uncased` trained on the **Rotten Tomatoes** sentiment analysis dataset (as a proxy for sales lead quality) to perform binary classification.

## Training Results (2 Epochs)
The training was successful, showing a significant reduction in loss and gain in accuracy:

| Epoch | Validation Loss | Accuracy | F1 |
| :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |
| 1 | 0.396396 | 0.8274 | 0.8261 |
| 2 | 0.403630 | **0.8546** | **0.8542** |

The model achieved **85.46% validation accuracy** on the Rotten Tomatoes dataset, which is a very strong result for a base DistilBERT model.

## Usage
```python
from transformers import pipeline

classifier = pipeline(
    "text-classification", 
    model="kaizen696/my_lead_model"
)

# Example: High Quality
print(classifier("Budget is approved, excited to move forward."))

# Example: Low Quality
print(classifier("Not interested at all, too expensive."))
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## 3. 📊 Analysis: Was Your Training Fine?

**Yes, your training was very good!**

* **Final Validation Accuracy:** **85.46%** is an excellent result for this dataset, especially in just two epochs. This is competitive with published results for traditional models on similar datasets (often cited in the 80%-85% range, see search results 4.2-4.4).
* **Losses:** Your **Training Loss** dropped consistently (from 0.40 to 0.26), and your **Validation Loss** remained low (around 0.40). This shows the model was effectively learning without immediately overfitting.

You now have a **verified, trained model** with a great accuracy score.

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