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Classical machine learning

Generalisation and evaluation

A model is judged by data it has not seen, not by how well it fits its training set. This topic separates bias from variance, holds data out with cross-validation, reads learning curves, and measures a classifier's two kinds of mistake.

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Bias and variance of a model

Refit one model on many training sets from one curve: a too-simple model misses the same way each time, a too-flexible one changes each time.

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