Cross-Validation Methods
Meaning ⎊ Systematic partitioning of data to repeatedly train and validate models, ensuring consistent performance across segments.
Unit Root Testing
Meaning ⎊ Statistical tests used to determine if a time series has a trend that makes it non-stationary.
Overfitting in Financial Models
Meaning ⎊ Failure state where a model captures market noise as signal, leading to poor performance on live data.
In-Sample Data
Meaning ⎊ Historical data used to train and optimize trading algorithms, which creates a bias toward known past outcomes.
In-Sample Data Set
Meaning ⎊ The historical data segment used to train and optimize a model before it is subjected to independent testing.
Out of Sample Testing
Meaning ⎊ Validating a strategy on data not used during development to ensure it works on unseen information.
