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Validation error less than training error — implications?

I am running a neural net to predict used car prices, sample size is 800. Using both 10-fold cross validation (10 times) and 1/3 holdback (10 times), the $R^2$ for training is about 0.60 and for ...
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How to draw valid conclusions from “big data”?

"Big data" is everywhere in the media. Everybody says that "big data" is the big thing for 2012, e.g. KDNuggets poll on hot topics for 2012. However, I have deep concerns here. With big data, ...
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Best practices for measuring and avoiding overfitting?

I am developing automated trading systems for the stock market. The big challenge has been overfitting. Can your recommend some resources describing methods for measuring and avoiding overfitting? I ...