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The document is a question bank for a course on Predictive Analytics, covering various units that include definitions, techniques, and applications of predictive modeling. It addresses foundational concepts such as the role of statistics, methods for data visualization, handling data inconsistencies, and specific algorithms like decision trees and logistic regression. Each unit contains multiple questions aimed at assessing understanding of predictive analytics in modern business contexts.

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Que. Bank of PA

The document is a question bank for a course on Predictive Analytics, covering various units that include definitions, techniques, and applications of predictive modeling. It addresses foundational concepts such as the role of statistics, methods for data visualization, handling data inconsistencies, and specific algorithms like decision trees and logistic regression. Each unit contains multiple questions aimed at assessing understanding of predictive analytics in modern business contexts.

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Department of Artificial Intelligence & Data Science

Subject: Predictive Analytics (PE-IV) (Code- 8AD04)

Question Bank

UNIT 1

1. Define Predictive Analytics and explain its importance in modern business


decision-making.
2. Discuss the key methods and techniques used in Predictive Analytics.
3. Explain how Statistics is foundational to Predictive Analytics. What role do
statistical methods play in building and validating predictive models?
4. What is the distinction between Predictive Analytics and Data Mining?
Illustrate the key differences with examples.
5. What is the target variable in predictive modeling, and why is it essential to
define it clearly?

UNIT 2
6. What is the formula for calculating the mean of a dataset, and what does it
represent?
7. How would you summarize the distribution of a categorical variable? What
are some techniques or visualizations that can be used?
8. What is a crosstab, and how can it be used to analyze the relationship
between two categorical variables?
9. What is the purpose of using scatter plots to visualize relationships between
two continuous variables?
10. How does a heatmap help in visualizing relationships between multiple
variables, and what type of data is best suited for this visualization?
UNIT 3

1. What are the common techniques used for handling incorrect or inconsistent
values in datasets?
2. What is the difference between univariate and multivariate outlier
detection?
3. What are some common ways to fix skewness in numerical data?
4. How can ZIP codes be used as a predictive feature in machine learning
models?
5. What are different sampling techniques, and when should they be used?

UNIT 4

1. What is the main objective of Principal Component Analysis (PCA) in


descriptive modeling?
2. What are the key differences between supervised and unsupervised learning
in the context of clustering?
3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of K-Means compared to other
clustering techniques?
4. What are some common techniques for detecting and handling outliers in
clusters?
5. What are some common use cases of the K-Means algorithm?

UNIT 5

1. What is a decision tree, and how does it work in predictive modeling?


2. What are the main steps involved in constructing a decision tree?
3. What is Logistic regression, how does it differ from linear regression?
4. What is the k-NN algorithm, and how does it work?
5. Explain Naïve Bayes algorithm, what are some applications of the Naïve
Bayes algorithm?
UNIT 6

1. What is a regression model, and how does it differ from a classification


model?
2. What is linear regression, and how is it used in predictive modeling?
3. Explain the Backward Elimination method for variable selection.
4. How can linear regression be used for classification problems?
5. Explain the following Terms
6. Confusion matrix
7. Bagging
8. Boosting
9. Random Forest
10.Explain the difference between forward selection, backward elimination,
and stepwise selection.

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