Practice Pros And Cons (3.4.3) - Kernel & Non-Parametric Methods - Advance Machine Learning
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Pros and Cons

Practice - Pros and Cons

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is one advantage of k-Nearest Neighbors?

💡 Hint: Think about the ease of finding neighbors.

Question 2 Easy

Does k-NN require a training phase?

💡 Hint: Consider if you start using it immediately.

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Question 1

Which of the following is a benefit of k-NN?

Complex model training
Simplicity
High computational cost

💡 Hint: Think about why it is easy for beginners.

Question 2

True or False: k-NN does not require any training of the model.

True
False

💡 Hint: Remember what distinguishes it from other algorithms.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Explain how irrelevant features can impact the performance of k-NN using a hypothetical dataset.

💡 Hint: Consider how adding noise might change the results.

Challenge 2 Hard

Given a large dataset, propose a method to optimize the performance of k-NN.

💡 Hint: Think about reducing the number of dimensions without losing critical information.

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