Practice Boosting - 4.4 | Module 4: Advanced Supervised Learning & Evaluation (Weeks 7) | Machine Learning
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is boosting in machine learning?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how individual models can work together.

Question 2

Easy

Name one boosting algorithm.

πŸ’‘ Hint: These algorithms focus on training weak models.

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Interactive Quizzes

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

Question 1

What technique does boosting primarily use to improve accuracy?

  • Parallel Training
  • Sequential Training
  • Random Sampling

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the order of training in boosting.

Question 2

True or False: Boosting always uses deep models as its learners.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider what a 'weak learner' entails.

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Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Given a dataset with clear class imbalance, how would you approach the problem using boosting techniques? What steps would you take?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how the principles of boosting can address difficulties in data.

Question 2

List the necessary parameters you would tune while implementing XGBoost for a regression problem and justify each choice.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Reflect on the balance between bias and variance when tuning parameters.

Challenge and get performance evaluation