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From: saswss@hotellng.unx.sas.com (Warren Sarle)
Subject: Re: HELP!  Why is a Great Fit Making a Bad Prediction?
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In article <vincentf.1.00133AF7@fox.nstn.ca>, vincentf@fox.nstn.ca (VINCENT) writes:
|> I am using Brainmaker and getting great univariate fits, but when i use it to 
|> predict the numbers just level out.  Why is this?

See "What is overfitting and how can I avoid it?" in
ftp://ftp.sas.com/pub/neural/FAQ3.html

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