Practice Key Concepts - 7.3.2 | 7. Ensemble Methods – Bagging, Boosting, and Stacking | Data Science Advance
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is boosting in machine learning?

💡 Hint: Think of how models can learn from their mistakes.

Question 2

Easy

Name one popular boosting algorithm.

💡 Hint: Which boosting algorithm can you recollect from our discussions?

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What is the primary focus of boosting?

  • Parallel training
  • Weight adjustment
  • Focusing on errors

💡 Hint: What do we learn from our mistakes?

Question 2

True or False: Boosting can help reduce both bias and variance.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: What advantages does boosting provide?

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Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Develop a small dataset and train an AdaBoost model. Analyze the results based on misclassifications and weights assigned during the model training.

💡 Hint: Remember to track weights and focus on how they change after each iteration.

Question 2

Compare the performance of Gradient Boosting versus XGBoost on a given dataset and discuss the differences you observe in training time and accuracy.

💡 Hint: Focus on speed and efficiency vs. performance in your evaluation.

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