Practice Implement A Base Learner For Baseline Comparison (4.5.2) - Advanced Supervised Learning & Evaluation (Weeks 7)
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Implement a Base Learner for Baseline Comparison

Practice - Implement a Base Learner for Baseline Comparison

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is a base learner?

💡 Hint: Consider what a fundamental model can tell us about performance.

Question 2 Easy

What is the purpose of training a decision tree?

💡 Hint: Think about the importance of establishing a starting point.

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Question 1

What is the main purpose of implementing a base learner?

To make predictions
To establish a performance benchmark
To visualize data

💡 Hint: Consider why we need a reference point in model evaluation.

Question 2

A model that captures noise along with patterns is suffering from?

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about how a model behaves when trained too closely on specific data.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Discuss a dataset where class imbalance exists. How would utilizing a base learner facilitate the performance evaluation of ensemble methods in this scenario?

💡 Hint: Consider how the learner reacts in class distributions and its effect on overall accuracy.

Challenge 2 Hard

Design a flowchart detailing the steps to implement a decision tree as a baseline model, including preparation, training, and evaluation.

💡 Hint: Visualize the sequential workflow from data to decisions!

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