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porsche_radish t1_j1eksq5 wrote

Reply to comment by whatweshouldcallyou in [OC] Yeah Science! Scientific Output vs. National Wealth by whatweshouldcallyou

I meant vanilla linear regression. GAM are beyond overkill here.

These lines imply really bizarre relationships (the blue line dipping near france, the red line flattening out right below 5) that aren’t in these data.

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whatweshouldcallyou OP t1_j1elaii wrote

Yeah I do agree that there is overfit both for Europe around the point that you specify as well as for the Americas. Oceania and Asia fit quite nicely.

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Javerlin t1_j1h77pd wrote

They fit quite nicely to your eye sure, but look at the lack of data points you have for the higher gdp in those continents. This is just bad practice.

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