Smooth functions do not exhibit the awkward end-effects of the polynomial
which tends to bend more sharply at the extremities
than the data might justify.
DISADVANTAGES
GAMs are more complicated to fit, and require greater judgement than
generalized linear models.
They may be difficult to interpret.
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