AI GlossaryTrain-Test SplitENTRY — Data Science
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Train-Test Split.
Dividing data into separate sets for training and evaluating model performance.
In-depth explanation
01The training set is used to train the model; the test set evaluates final performance on unseen data. A validation set (from training data) is used for hyperparameter tuning. Typical splits are 80/20 or 70/15/15. Proper splitting prevents data leakage and gives honest performance estimates. Time-series data requires temporal splits.
Examples
02EX. 01
80% train, 20% test
EX. 02
70% train, 15% validation, 15% test
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