Practice Recommender Systems: Content-based vs. Collaborative Filtering (Conceptual) - 13.4 | Module 7: Advanced ML Topics & Ethical Considerations (Weeks 13) | Machine Learning
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13.4 - Recommender Systems: Content-based vs. Collaborative Filtering (Conceptual)

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Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

Define a recommender system.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how services like Netflix suggest movies.

Question 2

Easy

What is the cold start problem?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider what happens when a new user joins a platform.

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 primary goal of a recommender system?

  • To generate random content
  • To predict user interests
  • To exclude items based on user behavior

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the effectiveness of platforms like Netflix in suggesting shows.

Question 2

True or False: Collaborative filtering requires detailed item attributes.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Reflect on how recommendations compare across users.

Solve 1 more question and get performance evaluation

Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Given a dataset of user ratings for various movies, develop a simple collaborative filtering algorithm. Discuss how you would handle new users with no ratings.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how existing users influence new users in your recommendations.

Question 2

Using a sample transaction dataset, outline how a hybrid recommender system could efficiently generate recommendations, especially in a cold start scenario.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Reflect on balancing the transition from content analysis to user preference patterns.

Challenge and get performance evaluation