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cross-validation

cross-validation noun: any technique or instance of assessing how the results of a statistical analysis will generalize to an independent dataset.

Noun

cross-validation (usually uncountable, plural cross-validations)

  1. (usually) Any technique or instance of assessing how the results of a statistical analysis will generalize to an independent dataset.
    Synonyms:
    rotation estimation

Synonyms of cross-validation

  • rotation estimation

Forms of cross-validation

pluralcross-validations

Origin of cross-validation

From cross- + validation.

Questions about cross-validation

What does cross-validation mean?
Cross-validation means any technique or instance of assessing how the results of a statistical analysis will generalize to an independent dataset.
What part of speech is cross-validation?
Cross-validation is a noun.
What is the plural of cross-validation?
The plural of cross-validation is cross-validations.

Words near cross-validation in the dictionary

  1. cross-tunnels
  2. cross-validate
  3. cross-validated
  4. cross-validates
  5. cross-validating
  6. cross-validation
  7. cross-validations
  8. cross-vaulting
  9. cross-vote
  10. cross-voted
  11. cross-voter

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