What does 'overfitting' mean in the context of neural networks?

Practice Questions

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What does 'overfitting' mean in the context of neural networks?
  1. The model performs well on training data but poorly on unseen data
  2. The model is too simple to capture the underlying patterns
  3. The model has too few parameters
  4. The model is trained too quickly

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

What does 'overfitting' mean in the context of neural networks?
  • Step 1: Understand that a neural network is a type of model used to learn from data.
  • Step 2: Know that the model is trained using a set of data called 'training data'.
  • Step 3: Realize that during training, the model tries to find patterns in the training data.
  • Step 4: Overfitting happens when the model learns the training data too well, including any mistakes or random noise.
  • Step 5: When the model is overfitted, it performs very well on the training data but poorly on new, unseen data.
  • Step 6: This means the model cannot generalize its learning to other data outside of the training set.
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