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KwickClips Python · 41 sec · free

Why keep a test set hidden?

Short answer. Otherwise a model that memorised the data would still look perfect.

What does test_size=0.2 mean?

One fifth of the data is kept for testing.

Remember

Learn on the training set
Check on the hidden test set

Your model scored full marks on data it saw. Proof? No. Train test split keeps twenty percent hidden. The model learns from the train part. We check it on the test part only. Two rules. Learn on training data. Check on test data.

This clip is from the full lesson: Machine Learning in Python with Scikit-learn — 7 minutes, with the tables, the quick answers and the whole lesson in text.

Useful for: CBSE Class 11 Artificial Intelligence (843)

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