Practice The Bandit Problem: K Arms, Unknown Rewards (9.9.1) - Reinforcement Learning and Bandits
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The Bandit Problem: K Arms, Unknown Rewards

Practice - The Bandit Problem: K Arms, Unknown Rewards

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does Multi-Armed Bandit mean?

💡 Hint: Think of casino slot machines.

Question 2 Easy

Define exploration in the context of the bandit problem.

💡 Hint: Why would you want to try new things?

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Question 1

What is the exploration-exploitation trade-off?

Choosing options based on feel
Balancing trying new actions vs. leveraging known rewards
Only focusing on the highest performing option

💡 Hint: Understand why exploring is just as critical as exploiting!

Question 2

Are contextual bandits dependent on additional information?

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider how context can affect outcomes.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a scenario involving K arms with known reward distributions. How would you develop an effective exploration strategy using ε-greedy?

💡 Hint: Consider how gradual change can improve learning.

Challenge 2 Hard

In a real-world application utilizing contextual bandits for advertising, outline how you would implement the Thompson Sampling technique.

💡 Hint: Think about how context provides insights for better sampling.

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