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60 EC 604 Machine LearningTechniques Model Questions

The document contains model questions for a B.E. in Electronics and Communication Engineering course on Machine Learning Techniques, covering various topics such as activation functions, perceptron models, overfitting, bias-variance tradeoff, and support vector machines. It includes theoretical questions, practical applications, and comparisons between different machine learning methods. Additionally, it addresses concepts like regularization, decision trees, and the impact of neural network architecture on model performance.

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60 EC 604 Machine LearningTechniques Model Questions

The document contains model questions for a B.E. in Electronics and Communication Engineering course on Machine Learning Techniques, covering various topics such as activation functions, perceptron models, overfitting, bias-variance tradeoff, and support vector machines. It includes theoretical questions, practical applications, and comparisons between different machine learning methods. Additionally, it addresses concepts like regularization, decision trees, and the impact of neural network architecture on model performance.

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Model Questions

Programme &
B.E & Electronics and Communication Engineering Semester VI
Branch
Course Code &
60 EC 604 & Machine Learning Techniques
Name

List the types of activation function used in machine learning.


What does the bull’s-eye diagram represent in machine learning? How does it relate overfitting and
underfitting?
What is the mathematical representation of a perceptron model?
Why is ReLU preferred over sigmoid and tanh in machine learning for medical imaging?
Compare validation set and test set in training process.
What is gradient descent rule in neural network? What is its use?
If a model exhibits high bias, what adjustments can be made to improve its performance?
Tabulate the difference between gradient descent and stochastic gradient descent.
Define bias. Why is it needed in machine learning?
How generalization helps to improve the model in machine learning?
What is overfitting? How does it relate to the theory of generalization?
Write the formula for sigmoid, hyperbolic tangent and ReLU activation function and give its graphical
representation.
List the different machine learning types. Give a real life example for each category and state how machine
learning is being used in any one types with an example.
Discuss the bias-variance tradeoff and its significance in model selection.
Implement the two input AND & OR Boolean functions using perceptron model and discuss why a single
perceptron model is not suitable for implementing XOR functions.
What are bias and variance? Explain the concept of overfitting and underfitting and state its effect on model
performance.
Draw a single layer perceptron model with all its fundamental parameter and explain how it helps to do linear
classifier with an example.
Consider a neural network with one input layer, one output layer, and one hidden layer. The initial network
has 10 neurons in the hidden layer. Describe how increasing the number of neurons in the hidden layer
might impact the model's performance. Provide insights into the trade-off associated with choosing a larger
hidden layer size with necessary expressions.
Discuss back propagation algorithm with relevant equations and diagram, explain how it helps to reduce the
error.
A 4-input neuron has weights 1, 2, 3 and 5. The transfer function is linear with the constant of proportionality
being equal to 3. If the inputs are 2, 10, 5 and 20 respectively, what will be the output of a neuron?
Draw the basic architecture of a multi-layer perceptron and explain how it solves a non-linearly separable
problem.
Consider a neural network with one input neuron, one hidden layer with two neurons, and one output
neuron. The network uses the sigmoid activation function. Given a set of input features, calculate the
forward pass, compute the error using mean squared error (MSE), and then perform one iteration of the
backpropagation algorithm to update the weights.

Input features: [0.5]


Target output: 1
Learning rate: 0.1

Initial weights and biases:


W ih1 = 0.8
W ih2 = - 0.4
bh1 = 0.2
bh2 = - 0.1
W ho1 = 0.3
bo = 0.5
Discuss the role of activation functions in neural networks. Elaborate it.
Illustrate with a suitable example the cost function when age, height and gender of a person would affect
his/her weight. (MAY - 2022)
Unit - II
Differentiate Linear regression and Logistic regression.
What are support vectors? How it helps to do model performance?
What is large margin classifier? Why is SVM considered as large margin classifier?
Justify with a suitable example as when and where ‘Regression’ can be used in a Machine Learning
problem.
What is the significance of kernel functions in SVM? List any two kernel functions.
The input image has been converted into a matrix of size 28 X 28 and a kernel/filter of size 7 X 7 with a
stride of 1. What will be the size of the convoluted matrix?
Define a kernel in machine learning. State its use.
Differentiate a linear SVM and a non-linear SVM.
What are the applications of support vector machine?
What is the primary purpose of a Classification and Regression Tree (CART)?
How is logistic regression used for binary classification?
What is the significant use of Radial Basis Functions (RBF) in machine learning?
With the help of regression line equation, explain how you will find a best fit line in terms MSE and residuals.

For the following set of training samples, find which attribute can be chosen as the root for decision tree
classification:
Instance Classification A1 A2
1 + T T
2 + T T
3 - T F
4 + F F
5 - F T
6 - F T
(MAY – 2022)
Compare Lasso regression and Ridge Regression in terms of bias and variance.

Suppose you have a dataset with two classes that are not linearly separable. How would you use a support
vector machine (SVM) to classify this data? Discuss the use of kernel functions and the choice of
parameters in this scenario.
Study the relationship between the monthly e-commerce sales and the online
advertising costs. Here the survey result for 7 online stores for the last year was given. Your task is to find
the equation of the straight line that best fits the data and plot the regression line for the sample values. The
following table represents the survey results from the 7 online stores.
What is the purpose of regularization in machine learning? How do regularization parameters, such as
lambda in L1 and L2 regularization, influence the trade-off between bias and variance in machine learning
models? Explain.
Explain the fundamental principles of logistic regression and analyze how it compares to other classification
algorithms (e.g., decision trees, support vector machines) regarding performance, interpretability, and
scalability - examples where logistic regression is preferred over other methods.
Given the positively labeled data points (4,1)(4,-1)(7,1)(7,-1) and negatively labeled data points
(2,0)(1,1)(1,-1)(0,0) in R2. Identify the support vectors and discover a simple SVM that accurately
discriminates the positive and negative classes.
(MAY – 2020)
Give decision trees to represent the following Boolean functions:
(a) A ∧ ¬B
(b) A ∨ [B ∧ C]
(c) A XOR B
(d) [A ∧ B] ∨ [C ∧ D]
Discuss advantages and limitations of Bayesian model compared to traditional methods.

A company manufactures an electronic device to be used in a very wide temperature range. The company
knows that increased temperature shortens the lifetime of the device, and a study is therefore performed in
which the life time is determined as a function of temperature. Express the lifetime as a linear function of
temperature. The following data is found:

Temperature 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
(C)
Lifetime 420 365 285 220 176 117 68 34 5
(hours)
(MAY – 2022)

Discuss the core principles underlying Support Vector Machines (SVM) in machine learning and how they
enable classification in high-dimensional spaces.

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