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The Twin Pitfalls of Machine Learning: Avoid Overfitting and Underfitting

Learn how to avoid overfitting and underfitting in machine learning. Master key techniques to build models that generalize and perform well on real-world data.

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Josh Wenner
Apr 15, 2025
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What is machine learning?

It’s all about teaching computers to learn from data and make smart choices on their own. But here’s the thing—not every model gets it right.

Sometimes, they go overboard tr…

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