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$defl{|!|}$ Given the elastic net regression $$min_b frac{1}{2}l y – Xb l^2 + alphalambda l bl_2^2 + (1 – alpha) lambda l bl_1$$ how can an appropriate range of $lambda$ be chosen for cross-validation?...
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