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    Learning curves analyze how model performance changes with more data. This review explores their diverse shapes, from predictable power laws to unusual ill-behaved curves, highlighting open research questions in machine learning.

    Area of Science:

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    Background:

    • Learning curves are crucial for understanding generalization performance relative to training data size.
    • They aid in model selection, predicting data effects, and optimizing computational complexity for training and hyperparameter tuning.

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    • To provide a comprehensive overview of the literature on learning curve shapes.
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    • To identify open problems in the study of learning curves.

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