overfit
Definitions
To use a statistical model that has too many parameters relative to the size of the sample, leading to a good fit with the sample data but a poor fit with new data.
Equivalents
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Examples
“In all modeling techniques, and neural networks in particular, care must be taken not to overtrain or overfit the model⟳. If possible, models should be interpreted in terms of their mechanistic meaning.”
“If your strategy is to always fit and use⟳ the global model⟳, you will probably overfit the model⟳ (i.e., include⟳ unnecessary variables).”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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