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Handling Overfitting in Models

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Problem

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You're training a supervised learning model and notice it performs much better on the training set than on validation data. You want to improve generalization without throwing away useful signal.

Question

How would you handle overfitting in a model?

What This Tests

  • Recognizing overfitting from train versus validation behavior
  • Using regularization and model complexity control
  • Applying cross-validation correctly
  • Tuning hyperparameters to improve generalization