5.2.3 - Pros and Cons
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What is a key advantage of using SVM?
💡 Hint: Think about scenarios where many features are present.
Name a disadvantage of SVM.
💡 Hint: Consider the resources needed to process large amounts of data.
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Which of the following is NOT a benefit of SVM?
💡 Hint: Consider the trade-off between performance and resource use.
True or False: SVMs work poorly with noisy datasets.
💡 Hint: Recall how noise affects any classification model.
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Given a dataset with many features, classify the potential drawbacks of using SVM if high accuracy is needed? Discuss how you might preprocess the data to mitigate these drawbacks.
💡 Hint: Think about what steps prepare the data for a smoother SVM operation.
Assess the performance differences when applying SVM to a high-dimensional dataset compared to a low-dimensional dataset. What factors contribute to these differences?
💡 Hint: Consider how dimensionality influences the classification versus the sample size.
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