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Supervised learning is a machine learning approach that uses labeled data to train models for tasks like classification and regression. Key algorithms include Linear Regression, Decision Trees, and SVM, while challenges such as overfitting can be mitigated through techniques like cross-validation and regularization. Advanced concepts include the bias-variance tradeoff, ROC curve, and strategies for handling imbalanced datasets.

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Supervised learning is a machine learning approach that uses labeled data to train models for tasks like classification and regression. Key algorithms include Linear Regression, Decision Trees, and SVM, while challenges such as overfitting can be mitigated through techniques like cross-validation and regularization. Advanced concepts include the bias-variance tradeoff, ROC curve, and strategies for handling imbalanced datasets.

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Basic Level

Q: What is supervised learning?

A: Supervised learning is a type of machine learning where the model learns from labeled data

(input and correct output).

Q: What are some examples of supervised learning applications?

A: Email spam detection, fraud detection, medical diagnosis, and credit scoring.

Q: What is the difference between supervised and unsupervised learning?

A: Supervised uses labeled data to predict outcomes; unsupervised finds patterns in unlabeled data.

Q: What types of problems can be solved using supervised learning?

A: Classification (e.g., spam or not) and regression (e.g., predicting house prices).

Q: What are the two main types of supervised learning tasks?

A: Classification and regression.

Intermediate Level

Q: Name some algorithms used in supervised learning.

A: Linear Regression, Logistic Regression, Decision Trees, Random Forest, KNN, SVM.

Q: What is the difference between classification and regression?

A: Classification predicts categories; regression predicts continuous values.

Q: What is overfitting in supervised learning?

A: Overfitting is when a model learns the noise of training data instead of the pattern, performing

poorly on new data.

Q: How can you avoid overfitting?

A: By using cross-validation, regularization, pruning (in trees), early stopping, and gathering more

data.

Q: What is cross-validation?
A: Cross-validation is a technique to split data into training and validation sets multiple times to

ensure the model generalizes well.

Advanced Level

Q: What is the bias-variance tradeoff?

A: It is the balance between a model's complexity and its ability to generalize. High bias underfits,

high variance overfits.

Q: What is ROC curve and AUC score?

A: ROC curve shows the trade-off between sensitivity and specificity; AUC measures the area under

this curve.

Q: Explain bagging and boosting.

A: Bagging combines predictions from multiple models to reduce variance; boosting combines weak

models to create a strong model.

Q: What is regularization (L1 and L2)?

A: Regularization adds a penalty to the loss function to prevent overfitting (L1: Lasso, L2: Ridge).

Q: How do you handle imbalanced datasets?

A: Use techniques like oversampling the minority class, undersampling the majority class, or using

algorithms that adjust for imbalance.

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