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MLS-C01 Modeling Practice Question
A team is training a neural network for image classification using Amazon SageMaker. The training loss decreases rapidly but the validation loss starts increasing after a few epochs. Which action should the team take?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Implement early stopping based on validation loss
Early stopping halts training when the validation loss stops improving (or starts increasing), preventing overfitting. Option A is incorrect because reducing batch size does not directly address overfitting; it may add noise to gradients. Option B is incorrect because adding more convolutional layers increases model complexity, likely worsening overfitting. Option C is incorrect because increasing the learning rate can cause the model to diverge or overshoot minima, not reduce overfitting.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Reduce the batch size
Why it's wrong here
Reducing batch size does not prevent overfitting.
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Add more convolutional layers
Why it's wrong here
Adding layers increases complexity and may worsen overfitting.
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Increase the learning rate
Why it's wrong here
Increasing learning rate may cause divergence.
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Implement early stopping based on validation loss
Why this is correct
Early stopping prevents overfitting.
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Last reviewed: Jun 20, 2026
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