29.8.1 - Overfitting
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What is overfitting?
💡 Hint: Think about the balance between learning and memorizing.
Name one characteristic of an overfitted model.
💡 Hint: Consider the model performance metrics.
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What is overfitting?
💡 Hint: Focus on the difference in performance.
Which method can help prevent overfitting?
💡 Hint: Think about data diversity.
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Consider you have a dataset with 1000 samples and a model achieving 95% training accuracy but only 70% validation accuracy. Evaluate the model performance and propose a strategy to mitigate overfitting.
💡 Hint: Think about functional techniques to improve model learning.
You have implemented a dropout rate of 0.5 in your neural network. Discuss the potential effects on training time and model accuracy.
💡 Hint: Consider the trade-off between training duration and model generalization.
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