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Evaluate Model Overfitting

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Problem

Scenario

You've trained a model that looks very strong on the training set, but the team is worried it may not generalize well to new data. You want a clear way to tell whether the model is memorizing patterns instead of learning signal.

Question

How would you evaluate whether a model is overfitting?

What to Look For

  • Gap between training and validation metrics
  • Cross-validation consistency
  • Validation log loss versus training log loss
  • Temporal or recent holdout performance