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Variants of Gradient Descent

6.4.2 - Variants of Gradient Descent

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Question 1 Easy

What is the primary advantage of Batch Gradient Descent?

💡 Hint: Think about the size of data used for computation.

Question 2 Easy

How does SGD differ from Batch Gradient Descent?

💡 Hint: Consider the amount of data processed at once.

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Question 1

Which gradient descent variant uses the entire dataset to compute the gradient?

Batch Gradient Descent
Stochastic Gradient Descent
Mini-batch Gradient Descent

💡 Hint: Think about data usage during the computation.

Question 2

True or False: Mini-batch Gradient Descent is slower than both Batch and Stochastic Gradient Descent.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider the definitions of these methods.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Using a dataset simulation, analyze why Mini-batch Gradient Descent might yield a more consistent performance over Batch and SGD.

💡 Hint: Consider examining iterations over several epochs.

Challenge 2 Hard

Propose modifications to Stochastic Gradient Descent to reduce its noise during convergence.

💡 Hint: Think about adjustments in update calculations.

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