What is the role of regularization in model selection?

Practice Questions

Q1
What is the role of regularization in model selection?
  1. To increase the complexity of the model
  2. To prevent overfitting by penalizing large coefficients
  3. To improve the interpretability of the model
  4. To enhance the training speed of the model

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

What is the role of regularization in model selection?
  • Step 1: Understand that in machine learning, we create models to make predictions based on data.
  • Step 2: Know that sometimes models can become too complex and fit the training data too closely, which is called overfitting.
  • Step 3: Realize that overfitting means the model may not perform well on new, unseen data.
  • Step 4: Learn that regularization is a technique used to prevent overfitting by adding a penalty to the model for having large coefficients (weights).
  • Step 5: Understand that this penalty encourages the model to keep the coefficients smaller and simpler.
  • Step 6: Recognize that by using regularization, the model can generalize better to new data, improving its performance.
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