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Regularization

Techniques to prevent overfitting by adding constraints to the model. L1 (Lasso) drives weights to zero for feature selection. L2 (Ridge) penalizes large weights. Dropout randomly disables neurons during training.

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L1/LassoL2/RidgeDropoutEarly stoppingWeight decay

Videos

▶ Regularization Part 1: Ridge (L2) Regression ↗

StatQuest with Josh Starmer · YouTube

▶ Regularization Part 2: Lasso (L1) Regression ↗

StatQuest with Josh Starmer · YouTube