Practice What Is It? (2.3.1) - Chapter 2: Types of Machine Learning - Machine Learning Basics
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What Is It?

Practice - What Is It? - 2.3.1

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Question 1 Easy

What is the main difference between supervised and unsupervised learning?

💡 Hint: Think about whether data has labels.

Question 2 Easy

Give an example of a supervised learning task.

💡 Hint: What about tasks that involve known outcomes?

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Question 1

What type of learning uses labeled data?

Supervised learning
Unsupervised learning
Reinforcement learning

💡 Hint: Think about which learning type requires guidance.

Question 2

True or False: Unsupervised learning requires correct answers.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider how data is presented in unsupervised scenarios.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Describe a scenario in which supervised learning could fail and discuss the implications.

💡 Hint: Consider what happens when the training data is too specialized.

Challenge 2 Hard

Construct an unsupervised learning algorithm example and explain what it is trying to achieve.

💡 Hint: Visualize how clusters might form naturally in data without labels.

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