7.4.3 - Advantages of Stacking
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What is stacking in machine learning?
💡 Hint: Think about how different predictions can enhance accuracy together.
Name one advantage of stacking.
💡 Hint: What do you think happens when combining multiple predictions?
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What is the primary function of a meta-model in stacking?
💡 Hint: Think about what the term 'meta' indicates.
True or False: Stacking can only use models of the same type.
💡 Hint: What’s the goal of combining different types?
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Imagine you are tasked with improving a model's performance on a complex dataset. Describe how you would implement stacking using three different models and a meta-model.
💡 Hint: Consider the characteristics of the models you want to use.
Discuss how you can prevent overfitting when using stacking. What strategies can be implemented?
💡 Hint: Think of ways to validate your models effectively.
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