Practice Explore Gradient Descent - 4.1.4 | Module 2: Supervised Learning - Regression & Regularization (Weeks 3) | Machine Learning
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4.1.4 - Explore Gradient Descent

Learning

Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

What does Gradient Descent aim to minimize?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about what we are trying to achieve in model training.

Question 2

Easy

Define the learning rate in the context of Gradient Descent.

πŸ’‘ Hint: It controls the speed of convergence.

Practice 4 more questions and get performance evaluation

Interactive Quizzes

Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.

Question 1

What is the role of the learning rate in Gradient Descent?

  • Determines the speed of convergence
  • Sets the initial parameter values
  • Controls the cost function

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how quickly you go downhill.

Question 2

True or False: Batch Gradient Descent guarantees convergence faster than Stochastic Gradient Descent.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider which method accesses data differently.

Solve 1 more question and get performance evaluation

Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Consider a scenario where you notice that your model is converging very slowly when using Batch Gradient Descent. Discuss potential reasons and solutions.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Analyze the balance between speed and stability.

Question 2

Imagine you are working with a dataset featuring significant outliers. How might Stochastic Gradient Descent behave differently with this data compared to Batch Gradient Descent?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the impact of observing the full dataset vs. isolated samples.

Challenge and get performance evaluation