You can probably use deep learning even if your data isn't that big

tl;dr: A hot take on a recent ‘simply stats’ post. You can still use deep learning in (some) small data settings, if you train your model carefully. Over at Simply Stats Jeff Leek posted an article entitled “Don’t use deep learning your data isn’t that big” that I’ll admit, rustled my jimmies a little bit. To be clear, I don’t think deep learning is a universal panacea and I mostly agree with his