Practice Gradient Boosting - 7.3.3.2 | 7. Ensemble Methods – Bagging, Boosting, and Stacking | Data Science Advance
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Gradient Boosting

7.3.3.2 - Gradient Boosting

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

Define Gradient Boosting.

💡 Hint: Focus on the sequential aspect of the learning process.

Question 2 Easy

What is a loss function?

💡 Hint: Think about how we evaluate model performance.

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Question 1

What is the primary focus of Gradient Boosting?

Improving data diversity
Minimizing residual errors
Increasing model complexity

💡 Hint: Think about the corrections made at each step.

Question 2

True or False: Gradient Boosting only works with binary classification problems.

True
False

💡 Hint: Remember the diverse applications of boosting techniques.

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Challenge 1 Hard

You are given a complex dataset with many features for predicting customer churn. Describe how you would approach building a Gradient Boosting model and what metrics would guide your performance evaluation.

💡 Hint: Think about data handling steps before model implementation.

Challenge 2 Hard

Discuss the benefits and potential risks of applying Gradient Boosting in real-world scenarios, like finance or healthcare.

💡 Hint: Consider both advantages and potential drawbacks in implementations.

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