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<p>decision that could have been made under circumstances will be known and the decision that was in fact taken before they were known.</p>

<p><big>Quadratic loss function</big></p>
<p>The use of a <a href="page.php?w=quadratic_function">quadratic</a> loss function is common, for example when using <a href="page.php?w=least_squares">least squares</a> techniques. It is often more mathematically tractable than other loss functions because of the properties of <a href="page.php?w=variance">variance</a>s, as well as being symmetric: an error above the target</p><p>
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