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Validate a Model for Overfitting

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You've built a model that looks strong on the data you trained it on, but the team is worried it may be fitting noise instead of signal. You need to validate it in a way that gives a realistic view of how it will behave on unseen data.

Question

How would you validate a model and avoid overfitting?