12.4.A - Overfitting
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Practice Questions
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What is overfitting?
💡 Hint: Think about the training accuracy versus test accuracy.
Name one technique to prevent overfitting.
💡 Hint: It adds a penalty to complexity.
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What is a sign of overfitting?
💡 Hint: Think about the difference between training and validation datasets.
Is early stopping a method to prevent overfitting?
💡 Hint: Consider training dynamics.
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Consider a dataset with numerous features. Describe a systematic approach to ensure your model does not overfit while tuning for the best performance.
💡 Hint: Think about balancing feature sets and evaluating performance.
After implementing a model with an accuracy drop on test data, what steps would you take to analyze and rectify the issue?
💡 Hint: Consider the possible reasons for discrepancies in performance.
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