Short Answer

How are the two parts of a split dev set used?

Question: In one to three sentences, explain what the inspected portion and the untouched portion of the split dev set are for.

Sample answer: The inspected portion is used for manual error analysis so the team can look closely at mistakes, but it is easier to overfit to. The untouched portion is reserved for tuning decisions and for checking whether repeated inspection has caused the team to over-specialize on the examined slice.

Key points:

  • Inspected portion: manual review and error analysis.
  • Untouched portion: parameter or model tuning.
  • The split provides a way to notice overfitting to the examined portion.

Rubric: The answer should clearly separate manual analysis from hands-off tuning and mention either the higher overfitting risk of the inspected portion or the diagnostic benefit of having a second portion.

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