Practice - Upper Confidence Bound (UCB)
Practice Questions
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What does UCB stand for?
💡 Hint: Think about the balance between exploration and rewards.
Why is it important to factor in uncertainty in the UCB strategy?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when we only stick with known rewards.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does UCB primarily help with in multi-armed bandit problems?
💡 Hint: Consider why strategies are needed when facing uncertain outcomes.
True or False: UCB encourages exploration based on the confidence of action estimates.
💡 Hint: Think about how uncertainty influences decision-making.
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Challenge Problems
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Design a simple algorithm using the UCB methodology for selecting which products to recommend in an e-commerce platform. Describe key challenges.
💡 Hint: Reflect on how to proportionally adjust the selection based on feedback.
Consider a scenario where multiple applications of UCB could lead to conflicting recommendations. How would you resolve these discrepancies in a real system?
💡 Hint: Think about using consensus or averages from multiple sources to balance decisions.
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