Alright, I apologize for this basic question - I am both an R and loess
noob.

I am trying to predict the values of column Y in data1 (100000x18 entries)
using a loess fit on training (500x18 entries) and columns A B and C. (training
are not members of data1)

fit <- loess(Y ~ A + B + C, training)

predicted <- predict(fit, data1)


However, I'm getting such good predictions that I have to assume that I am
not using these functions correctly and/or don't understand loess. One
explanation would be that predict(fit, data1) is actually using info from
data1 to refit the loess model.


Any clues would be appreciated as I try to figure this out.

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