Practice Objective Functions In Machine Learning (2.1) - Optimization Methods
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Objective Functions in Machine Learning

Practice - Objective Functions in Machine Learning

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is an objective function?

💡 Hint: Think about what we want to optimize in machine learning.

Question 2 Easy

Name one loss function used in regression.

💡 Hint: Which function measures the average squared errors?

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Question 1

What is the goal of an objective function in machine learning?

A) To minimize or maximize a performance measure
B) To generate random outputs
C) To analyze data
D) To visualize results

💡 Hint: Remember, optimization is key to model performance.

Question 2

True or False: Cross-Entropy Loss is only used for regression tasks.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about what regression predicts.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given a dataset for housing prices, explain how you would determine the suitable objective function and why.

💡 Hint: Consider what you want to achieve in the predictions.

Challenge 2 Hard

Discuss the impact of regularization on a model with too many features in the context of predictive accuracy.

💡 Hint: Reflect on the balance between model complexity and performance.

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