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The document discusses interpolation and extrapolation, gradient descent convergence, star schemas, A/B testing goals, and the law of large numbers. It provides explanations and definitions for these statistical and machine learning concepts across multiple paragraphs.

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Day 13 of 100 Data Science Interview Questions Series!!

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Day 13 of 100 Data Science Interview Questions Series!!

The first 50 Question can be found here:


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Q 56.) What are Interpolation And Extrapolation?

The terms of interpolation ​and​ extrapolation are extremely


important ​in​ any statistical analysis. Extrapolation ​is​ the
determination ​or​ estimation using a known ​set​ of values ​or​ facts by
extending it ​and​ taking it to an area ​or​ region that ​is​ unknown.

The action of estimating ​or​ concluding something by assuming that


existing trends will ​continue​ ​or​ a current method will remain
applicable. It ​is​ the technique of ​'inferring'​ something using data
that ​is​ available.

Interpolation on the other hand ​is​ the method of determining a


certain value that falls between a certain ​set​ of values ​or​ the
sequence of values. Interpolation ​is​ the process of estimating unknown
values that fall between known values.

This ​is​ especially useful when you have data at the two extremities of
a certain region but you don’t have enough data points at a specific
point. This ​is​ when you deploy interpolation to determine the value
that you need.

Q 57.) Do Gradient Descent Methods At All Times Converge To Similar Point?

No, they do ​not​ because ​in​ some cases it reaches a local minima
or​ a local optima point. You will ​not​ reach the ​global​ optima point.
This ​is​ governed by the data ​and​ the starting conditions.

There are various techniques to make your model converge to global


minima. Adding Momentum, or using cyclic learning rates, using Adam (
which has both RMS Prop and Momentum ) can be helpful at times.

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Q 58.) Explain Star Schema.?

It ​is​ a traditional database schema ​with​ a central table.


Satellite tables map ID’s to physical name ​or​ description ​and​ can be
connected to the central fact table using the ID fields; these tables
are known ​as​ lookup tables, ​and​ are principally useful ​in​ real-time
applications, ​as​ they save a lot of memory. Sometimes star schemas
involve several layers of summarization to recover information faster.

Q 59.) What Is The Goal Of A/b Testing?

It ​is​ a statistical hypothesis testing ​for​ randomized experiments


with​ two variables A ​and​ B. The objective of A/B Testing ​is​ to detect
any changes to the web page to maximize ​or​ increase the outcome of
interest.

Intuitively, ​A/B testing​ (also known as ​split testing​) is the process


of comparing two versions of a web page, email, or other marketing
assets and measuring the difference in performance. You do this by

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giving one version to one group and the other version to another group.
Then you can see how each variation performs.

Q 60.) What Is The Law Of Large Numbers?

It ​is​ a theorem that describes the result of performing the same


experiment a large number of times. This theorem forms the basis of
frequency-style thinking. It says that the sample mean, the sample
variance ​and​ the sample standard deviation converge to what they are
trying to estimate. Please learn more about Central Limit Theorem to
understand in more detail.

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