Practice Building a Decision Tree: The Splitting Process - 5.2 | Module 3: Supervised Learning - Classification Fundamentals (Weeks 6) | Machine Learning
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5.2 - Building a Decision Tree: The Splitting Process

Learning

Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

What is the purpose of the splitting process in decision trees?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider why we want data to be pure.

Question 2

Easy

Define Gini impurity in your own words.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how probability relates to class labels.

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 main goal of the splitting process in a decision tree?

  • To increase tree depth
  • To enhance data purity
  • To reduce overall data size

πŸ’‘ Hint: Remember the primary focus of each node in a decision tree.

Question 2

True or False: Gini impurity and Entropy both measure node purity.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how both contribute to understanding node quality.

Solve and get performance evaluation

Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Design a decision tree for predicting whether a student will pass a course based on hours studied, attendance, and previous grades. Include key impurity measures and pruning techniques.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about each feature's influence on passing rates.

Question 2

Evaluate the potential of using decision tree models in healthcare classifications. Discuss how pruning may impact such models.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Reflect on how patient data nuances can affect predictions and the need for model clarity.

Challenge and get performance evaluation