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Bias and variance are two fundamental concepts in machine learning that help to understand the performance of predictive models.

Bias refers to the error introduced by approximating a real-world problem, which may be complex, with a simplified model. High bias can lead to underfitting, where the model fails to capture the underlying patterns in the data, resulting in poor performance on both training and test datasets. Essentially, a model with high bias makes strong assumptions about the data, which can lead to significant errors in predictions.

Variance, on the other hand, measures how much the model’s predictions change when it is trained on different subsets of the data. High variance can lead to overfitting, where the model learns the noise in the training data rather than the actual signal. This results in excellent performance on the training set but poor generalization to new, unseen data.

The bias-variance trade-off is crucial in model selection, as reducing one often increases the other, making it essential to find a balance for optimal model performance ¹²³⁴⁵.

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