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What is soft margin SVM?
Updated May 17, 2026
Short answer
Soft margin SVM allows some misclassifications to improve generalization.
Deep explanation
It introduces slack variables and regularization parameter C to balance margin size and classification errors.
Real-world example
Used in noisy datasets like customer behavior prediction.
Common mistakes
- Assuming SVM always perfectly separates classes.
Follow-up questions
- What is slack variable?
- What does C control?