Practice - Explore Gradient Descent
Practice Questions
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What does Gradient Descent aim to minimize?
💡 Hint: Think about what we are trying to achieve in model training.
Define the learning rate in the context of Gradient Descent.
💡 Hint: It controls the speed of convergence.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the role of the learning rate in Gradient Descent?
💡 Hint: Think about how quickly you go downhill.
True or False: Batch Gradient Descent guarantees convergence faster than Stochastic Gradient Descent.
💡 Hint: Consider which method accesses data differently.
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Challenge Problems
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Consider a scenario where you notice that your model is converging very slowly when using Batch Gradient Descent. Discuss potential reasons and solutions.
💡 Hint: Analyze the balance between speed and stability.
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?
💡 Hint: Think about the impact of observing the full dataset vs. isolated samples.
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