Practice Gradient Boosting Machines (gbm) (4.4.2) - Advanced Supervised Learning & Evaluation (Weeks 7)
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Gradient Boosting Machines (GBM)

Practice - Gradient Boosting Machines (GBM)

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What are 'residuals' in the context of GBM?

💡 Hint: Think about how predictions can differ from actual outcomes.

Question 2 Easy

What is the purpose of the learning rate in GBM?

💡 Hint: It prevents any one model from dominating the predictions.

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Question 1

What does GBM primarily focus on correcting?

Initial predictions
Residuals
Only outliers

💡 Hint: Think about the learning process of each model.

Question 2

True or False: GBM combines predictions from models independently and simultaneously.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider whether the models communicate with each other in GBM.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given a regression problem with multiple features, how would you go about tuning the learning rate in a GBM model? Provide a detailed explanation.

💡 Hint: Consider how slow adjustments can help avoid pitfalls of sudden learning.

Challenge 2 Hard

Discuss the implications of overfitting in GBM models and suggest methods to mitigate this issue.

💡 Hint: Think about how many trees or models are used versus the depth of each.

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