Practice - Maximizing log-likelihood
Practice Questions
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What is a likelihood function?
💡 Hint: Think about the relationship between probability and observed data.
Why do we use log-likelihood instead of likelihood?
💡 Hint: Consider how multiplication can be cumbersome with multiple small probabilities.
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What is the primary goal of maximizing log-likelihood?
💡 Hint: Remember the purpose of likelihood in data modeling.
True or False: Log-likelihood simplifies products into sums.
💡 Hint: Think how likelihoods are calculated across multiple instances.
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Challenge Problems
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Given a dataset and the likelihood function, explain how you would proceed to maximize log-likelihood. Discuss any potential pitfalls you might encounter.
💡 Hint: Think about calculus and optimization methods you know.
Consider a case where you maximized log-likelihood, but your model is overfitting. What remedies would you suggest?
💡 Hint: Reflect on ways to prevent too much detail in your models.
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