Lasso can be interpreted as least-squares linear regression where
A. weights are regularized with the l1 norm
B. the weights have a gaussian prior
C. weights are regularized with the l2 norm
D. the solution algorithm is simpler
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Which of the following method is used to find the optimal features for cluster analysis
A. k-means
B. density-based spatial clustering
C. spectral clustering find clusters
D. all above
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Perceptron Classifier is
A. unsupervised learning algorithm
B. semi-supervised learning algorithm
C. supervised learning algorithm
D. soft margin classifier
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The correlation coefficient for two real-valued attributes is -0.85. What does this value tell you?
A. the attributes are not linearly related.
B. as the value of one attribute increases the value of the second attribute also increases
C. as the value of one attribute decreases the value of the second attribute increases
D. the attributes show a linear relationship
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There are also many univariate methods that can be used in order to select the best features according to specific criteria based on . . . . . . . .
A. F-tests and p-values
B. chi-square
C. ANOVA
D. All above
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Which of the following is an application of NN (Neural Network)?
A. sales forecasting
B. data validation
C. risk management
D. all of the mentioned
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Which statement is true about the K-Means algorithm?
A. the output attribute must be cateogrical
B. all attribute values must be categorical
C. all attributes must be numeric
D. attribute values may be either categorical or numeric
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which of the following step / assumption in regression modeling impacts the trade-off between under-fitting and over-fitting the most.
A. The polynomial degree
B. Whether we learn the weights by matrix inversion or gradient descent
C. The use of a constant-term
D. None of these
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How can we best represent 'support' for the following association rule: "If X and Y, then Z".
A. total number of transactions x , y
B. total number of transactions z
C. x,y z
D. total number of transactions x , y, z
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With Bayes theorem the probability of hypothesis(H) specified by P(H) is referred to as
A. a conditional probability
B. an a priori probability
C. a bidirectional probability
D. a posterior probability
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How can you avoid overfitting ?
A. by using a lot of data
B. by using inductive machine learning
C. by using validation only
D. none of above
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What are the steps for using a gradient descent algorithm? 1. Calculate error between the actual value and the predicted value 2. Reiterate until you find the best weights of network 3. Pass an input through the network and get values from output layer 4. Initialize random weight and bias 5. Go to each neurons which contributes to the error and change its respective values to reduce the error
A. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
B. 4, 3, 1, 5, 2
C. 3, 2, 1, 5, 4
D. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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Problem in multi regression is ?
A. multicollinearity
B. overfitting
C. both multicollinearity & overfitting
D. underfitting
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Tree/Rule based classification algorithms generate ... rule to perform the classification.
A. if-then.
B. while.
C. do while
D. switch.
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In the regression equation Y = 75.65 + 0.50X, the intercept is
A. 0.5
B. 75.65
C. 1
D. indeterminable
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there's a growing interest in pattern recognition and associative memories whose structure and functioning are similar to what happens in the neocortex. Such an approach also allows simpler algorithms called . . . . . . . .
A. Regression
B. Accuracy
C. Modelfree
D. Scalable
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We can also compute the coefficient of linear regression with the help of an analytical method called "Normal Equation". Which of the following is/are true about "Normal Equation"? 1. We don't have to choose the learning rate 2. It becomes slow when number of features is very large 3. No need to iterate
A. 1 and 2
B. 1 and 3
C. 2 and 3
D. 1, 2 and 3
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Bayes theorem describes the probability of an event, based on prior knowledge of conditions that might be related to the event.
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if there is only a discrete number of possible outcomes (called categories), the process becomes a . . . . . . . .
A. Regression
B. Classification
C. Modelfree
D. Categories
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Give the correct Answer for following statements. 1. It is important to perform feature normalization before using the Gaussian kernel. 2. The maximum value of the Gaussian kernel is 1.
A. 1 is true, 2 is false
B. 1 is false, 2 is true
C. 1 is true, 2 is true
D. 1 is false, 2 is false
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