Practice Challenge - 5.2.2 | 5. Latent Variable & Mixture Models | Advance Machine Learning
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is marginal likelihood?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider what 'marginal' implies in statistics.

Question 2

Easy

Why do we encounter intractable integrals in latent variable models?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about complexity in high-dimensional spaces.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What is marginal likelihood in latent variable models?

  • a) The probability of hidden variables
  • b) The probability of observed data after integration
  • c) A fixed constant

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about what happens to the observed data.

Question 2

True or False: Approximate inference methods aim to provide exact probabilities.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Reflect on the complexities discussed.

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Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Given a dataset with various hidden traits, outline how you would estimate the marginal likelihood without direct computation.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Focus on the strategy of approximating distributions.

Question 2

Design an experiment where you apply approximate inference methods to a real-world problem. Describe the problem and your method.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about data that exhibits latent structures.

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