After I posted my first post, but before reading the other answers, it occurred to me that I was probably leaving noise on the table by not modeling the individual Who children. Reading the other answers, it seems like doing that is key.
Revised results below when taking individual idosyncrasies into account in the ridge regression:
After I posted my first post, but before reading the other answers, it occurred to me that I was probably leaving noise on the table by not modeling the individual Who children. Reading the other answers, it seems like doing that is key.
Revised results below when taking individual idosyncrasies into account in the ridge regression:
MIN SOLUTION
130.6603587239382
Andy Sue Who TrumTroopa FumFoozler
Betty Drew Who WhoWhonker BlumBlooper
Sally Sue Who BlumBlooper WhoWhonker
Phoebe Drew Who WhoWhonker BlumBlooper
Freddie Lou Who TrumTroopa GahGinka
Eddie Sue Who GahGinka FumFoozler
Cindy Drew Who SlooSlonker BlumBlooper
Mary Lou Who SlooSlonker WhoWhonker
Ollie Lou Who SlooSlonker FumFoozler
Johnny Drew Who TrumTroopa FumFoozler
MAX SOLUTION
210.90134871092357
Andy Sue Who SlooSlonker WhoWhonker
Betty Drew Who SlooSlonker FumFoozler
Sally Sue Who TrumTroopa FumFoozler
Phoebe Drew Who SlooSlonker FumFoozler
Freddie Lou Who WhoWhonker BlumBlooper
Eddie Sue Who BlumBlooper WhoWhonker
Cindy Drew Who GahGinka FumFoozler
Mary Lou Who TrumTroopa GahGinka
Ollie Lou Who WhoWhonker BlumBlooper
Johnny Drew Who BlumBlooper TrumTroopa