Practice Why Use Latent Variables? - 5.1.3 | 5. Latent Variable & Mixture Models | Advance Machine Learning
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What are latent variables?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about traits that can't be directly observed.

Question 2

Easy

Give an example of a latent variable in psychology.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider something that is assessed rather than directly seen.

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Question 1

What is a latent variable?

  • Observable factor
  • Unobservable factor
  • Unrelated data point

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about what you can't directly see but can infer.

Question 2

True or False: Latent variables can help in unsupervised learning.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the role of labels in learning styles.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Consider a dataset with noisy measurements in a social science study. Design a model incorporating latent variables to capture the underlying social dynamics.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how unseen factors might distort observable results.

Question 2

Evaluate the impact of latent variables on the effectiveness of clustering algorithms on a mixed dataset of labeled and unlabeled data.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Reflect on how extra information enhances the clustering process.

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