Practice Mini-batch Gradient Descent (3.2.3) - Supervised Learning - Regression & Regularization (Weeks 3)
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Mini-Batch Gradient Descent

Practice - Mini-Batch Gradient Descent

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is Mini-Batch Gradient Descent?

💡 Hint: Think about how it differs from Batch and Stochastic methods.

Question 2 Easy

Why is Mini-Batch Gradient Descent commonly used?

💡 Hint: Consider how it combines the features of both other methods.

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Question 1

What does Mini-Batch Gradient Descent primarily use for parameter updates?

Entire dataset
Single data point
Small subset of data

💡 Hint: Recall the differences from Stochastic and Batch methods.

Question 2

True or False: Mini-Batch Gradient Descent provides updates that can be more stable than Stochastic Gradient Descent.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about how averaging works within the context of training.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Discuss the impact of mini-batch size on the convergence velocity and stability of the training process in a neural network.

💡 Hint: Consider how variance changes with batch size.

Challenge 2 Hard

Compare and contrast the computational requirements of Mini-Batch Gradient Descent with Batch Gradient Descent for a dataset with millions of entries.

💡 Hint: Think about processing time in relation to the dataset scale.

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