Practice Definition (5.3.1) - Latent Variable & Mixture Models - Advance Machine Learning
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Question 1 Easy

What does a mixture model assume about the data?

💡 Hint: Think about data representation.

Question 2 Easy

What is the purpose of the mixing coefficient?

💡 Hint: Consider how components are weighted.

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Question 1

What does a mixture model primarily discuss?

Single distribution
Multiple distributions
None of the above

💡 Hint: Think about the essence of mixture models.

Question 2

True or False: Mixing coefficients indicate the contribution of each distribution in a mixture model.

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall the role mixing coefficients play.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a mixture model for a dataset containing two clusters of height data – short and tall individuals. Describe how you would assign mixing coefficients.

💡 Hint: Reflect on the proportion of individuals.

Challenge 2 Hard

Critique the effectiveness of using a mixture model in a scenario where data is not clustered easily due to high dimensionality.

💡 Hint: Consider how dimensions affect distances.

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