Practice Ε-greedy (9.8.3.1) - Reinforcement Learning and Bandits - Advance Machine Learning
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ε-greedy

Practice - ε-greedy - 9.8.3.1

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

Define exploration in the context of ε-greedy.

💡 Hint: Think about learning something new.

Question 2 Easy

What does ε stand for in the ε-greedy strategy?

💡 Hint: It's a Greek letter often used in mathematics.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What does the ε-greedy strategy primarily balance?

Exploration vs Knowledge
Exploration vs Exploitation
Knowledge vs Exploitation

💡 Hint: Think about how agents make decisions.

Question 2

In ε-greedy, when is the best-known action chosen?

True
False

💡 Hint: Which part of the epsilon decides here?

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a scenario using ε-greedy for optimizing online retail recommendations. Describe how you would set the value of ε and the expected outcomes.

💡 Hint: Consider the balance of trying out new products against known customer favorites.

Challenge 2 Hard

Critically analyze how an inappropriate value of ε could impact the outcome of a multi-armed bandit problem. Provide specific examples.

💡 Hint: Think about how consistent performance is tied to past knowledge.

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