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1.

What is the difference


between supervised and
unsupervised learning?

Answer :
Supervised Learning:
- Uses labeled data to
train the model.
- The model learns the
mapping between input
and output.
- Examples: Regression,
Classification.
Unsupervised Learning:
- Uses unlabeled data to
find patterns or intrinsic
structures.
- No specific output is
predicted.
- Examples: Clustering,
Dimensionality Reduction.

2. What is overfitting and


how can you prevent it?

Answer :
Overfitting:
- Occurs when a model
learns both the training
data and the noise within
it, performing well on
training data but poorly
on new, unseen data.

Prevention Techniques:
- Cross-validation.
- Pruning in decision trees.
- Regularization (L1 and
L2).
- Reducing the complexity
of the model.
- Using more training data.
- Early stopping in
iterative models.

3. Explain the
bias-variance tradeoff.

Answer :
- Bias: Error introduced by
approximating a
real-world problem, which
may be complex, by a
simplified model. High
bias can cause
underfitting.
- Variance: Error
introduced due to the
model’s sensitivity to
small fluctuations in the
training set. High
variance can cause
overfitting.
- Tradeoff: A balance
between bias and
variance is essential for
building a model that
generalizes well to
unseen data.
4. What is the purpose of
A/B testing?

Answer :
- A/B Testing:
- A method to compare
two versions of a variable
to determine which one
performs better.
- Used to test changes
to a webpage, app, or
marketing campaign
against the current
version.
- Helps in making
data-driven decisions.

5. What is the difference


between Type I and Type
II errors?

Answer :
Type I Error:
- Also known as a false
positive.
- Occurs when the null
hypothesis is rejected
when it is actually true.

Type II Error:
- Also known as a false
negative.
- Occurs when the null
hypothesis is not rejected
when it is actually false.

6. Explain the concept of


cross-validation.

Answer :
Cross-Validation:
- A technique for
assessing how the
results of a statistical
analysis will generalize to
an independent data set.
- Common methods:
K-Fold Cross-Validation,
Leave-One-Out
Cross-Validation.
- Helps in mitigating
overfitting and selecting
the best model.
7. What are some
common metrics for
evaluating the
performance of a
classification model?

Answer :
Common Metrics:
- Accuracy: (TP + TN) /
(TP + TN + FP + FN).
- Precision: TP / (TP + FP).
- Recall: TP / (TP + FN).
- F1 Score: 2 * (Precision
* Recall) / (Precision +
Recall).
- ROC-AUC: Area under
the receiver operating
characteristic curve.

8. What is a confusion
matrix?

Answer :
Confusion Matrix:
- A table used to describe
the performance of a
classification model.
- Comprises True
Positives (TP), True
Negatives (TN), False
Positives (FP), and False
Negatives (FN).

9. Explain the difference


between bagging and
boosting.

Answer :
Bagging (Bootstrap
Aggregating):
- Reduces variance by
training multiple models
on different subsets of
data and averaging their
predictions.
- Example: Random
Forest.
Boosting:
- Reduces bias by
combining weak learners
sequentially, each
correcting the errors of
its predecessor.
- Example: AdaBoost,
Gradient Boosting.

10. What is
dimensionality reduction
and why is it important?
Answer :
Dimensionality Reduction:
- The process of reducing
the number of random
variables under
consideration.
- Important for:
- Reducing
computation time.
- Removing
multicollinearity.
- Reducing noise and
improving model
performance.
- Visualization in 2D or
3D.

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