Ridge regression
FRM Part 1 glossary · Financial Risk Manager: Part I
Definition
Regression with an L2 penalty that shrinks coefficients toward zero to reduce variance and multicollinearity.
Ridge regression in plain English
Ridge normally retains every variable rather than setting coefficients exactly to zero.
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