Practice - Strategies
Practice Questions
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Define the exploration-exploitation trade-off.
💡 Hint: Think about what it means to try new options versus using what's already known.
What does ε in the ε-greedy strategy represent?
💡 Hint: Consider how often the agent tries out new actions with ε set.
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Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What does the ε-greedy strategy allow an agent to do?
💡 Hint: Remember what ε stands for.
True or False: The Softmax strategy guarantees that the best action will always be selected.
💡 Hint: Consider how probabilities influence outcomes.
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Challenge Problems
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Consider an agent using both ε-greedy and Thompson Sampling strategies in a simulated environment with 5 actions, where the true values are unknown. Design a comparative study and explain the expected outcomes and metrics to observe.
💡 Hint: Identify measurable performance indicators to capture the relative strengths of both approaches.
Imagine you have a multi-armed bandit problem with several K arms and uncertain rewards. Design a strategy using the Upper Confidence Bound method, stating how you would calculate the exploration bonuses and your decision-making process.
💡 Hint: Focus on ensuring that your bonus effectively promotes exploration of less-trialed arms.
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