Practice Activities (3.2) - Unsupervised Learning & Dimensionality Reduction (Weeks 10)
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Question 1 Easy

What is the main purpose of dataset preparation in unsupervised learning?

💡 Hint: Think about the steps you would need to take to preprocess data.

Question 2 Easy

What does PCA stand for?

💡 Hint: Consider the process of reducing dimensions.

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Question 1

What does GMM stand for in unsupervised learning?

Gaussian Model Model
Gaussian Mixture Model
General Multivariable Model

💡 Hint: The acronym refers to a statistical concept covering distribution types.

Question 2

True or False: K-Means assigns each data point to only one cluster.

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False

💡 Hint: Think about how K-Means operates regarding data point classification.

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Challenge 1 Hard

You are analyzing a dataset of customer transactions and suspect that some transactions could be fraudulent. Describe how you would apply Isolation Forest effectively in this scenario.

💡 Hint: Focus on how preprocessing affects the model's performance.

Challenge 2 Hard

Imagine you have a high-dimensional dataset. Explain how and why you would choose between PCA and Feature Selection for dimensionality reduction.

💡 Hint: Consider interpretability vs dimensionality reduction metrics.

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