Bagging: A Comprehensive Guide to Combining Models for Enhanced Accuracy

Question 1

What is a primary advantage of using bagging in machine learning?

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Reduces overfitting

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Increases bias

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Enhances interpretability

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Accelerates training

Question 2

What is a primary advantage of utilizing bagging in machine learning?

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Lower variance

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Higher bias

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Shorter training duration

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Enhanced interpretability

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of bagging?

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Higher bias

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Increased robustness

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Improved accuracy

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Reduced variance

Question 4

Explain the fundamental concept of bagging.

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Creates multiple models from subsets of the data and combines their predictions.

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Uses a single model to make multiple predictions.

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Creates a single model from the entire dataset.

Question 5

What is the primary objective of bagging?

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Reduce variance in model predictions.

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Handle missing data effectively.

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Improve interpretability of individual models.

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Increase bias in model predictions.

Question 6

Define the term 'bagging fraction'.

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Proportion of data utilized to train each individual model.

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Accuracy achieved by the ensemble model.

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Number of models created in the bagging ensemble.

Question 7

Which of the following is a hyperparameter that can be optimized for bagging?

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Bagging fraction

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Number of epochs

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Learning rate

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Regularization coefficient

Question 8

Explain how bagging contributes to reducing overfitting.

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Averages predictions from diverse models trained on various subsets of data.

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Increases the regularization parameter.

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Reduces the number of features considered by the model.

Question 9

In which machine learning task is bagging commonly employed?

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Regression

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Clustering

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Dimensionality reduction

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Natural language processing

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of bagging?

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Increased overfitting

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Enhanced robustness

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Reduced variance

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Improved accuracy

Question 11

In the context of bagging, what is the purpose of a base learner?

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To make predictions on a subset of the training data and contribute to the final ensemble prediction.

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To combine the predictions of multiple models.

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To generate new training data for the ensemble model.

Question 12

Which of the following techniques is used to create multiple subsets of the training data for bagging?

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Bootstrapping

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Cross-validation

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Oversampling

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Holdout validation

Question 13

What is the role of the voting mechanism in bagging?

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To combine the predictions of individual base learners into a single prediction, such as majority vote for classification or average for regression.

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To select the best performing base learner for the ensemble model.

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To generate new training data for the base learners.

Question 14

What is the primary goal of bagging?

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To reduce variance in model predictions by combining multiple models.

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To enhance robustness against adversarial attacks.

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To increase bias in model predictions.

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To improve interpretability of model predictions.

Question 15

Which of the following parameters is used to control the number of base learners in a bagging ensemble?

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Number of iterations or number of base learners

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Regularization coefficient

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Learning rate

Question 16

Which of the following is a limitation of bagging?

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It can be computationally expensive for large datasets, especially when training numerous base learners.

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It requires manual feature selection.

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It is not suitable for regression tasks.

Question 17

Which of the following is the primary benefit of bagging?

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Improved accuracy and robustness through ensemble learning

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Reduced overfitting

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Increased model interpretability

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Faster training time

Question 18

What is the core concept behind bagging?

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Combining predictions from multiple base models trained on different subsets of data

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Applying a boosting algorithm to sequentially train models

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Using a single model trained on the entire dataset

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a step in the bagging process?

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Weighting the predictions of individual models based on their accuracy

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Generating bootstrap samples with replacement

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Training multiple base models on different subsets of the data

Question 20

Which of the following base models can be used in bagging?

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Any type of machine learning model

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Only neural networks

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Only linear models

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Only decision trees

Question 21

What is the effect of increasing the number of base models in bagging?

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Typically leads to higher accuracy and reduced variance, up to a certain point

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Always results in overfitting

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Decreases computational efficiency significantly

Question 22

What is a potential drawback of bagging?

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Can be computationally expensive with large datasets or complex models

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Always leads to improved model accuracy

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Not effective with correlated features

Question 23

Which of the following is a hyperparameter that can be tuned in bagging?

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Sample size for bootstrap samples

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Number of hidden layers in the base models

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Learning rate for the base models

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Activation function for the base models

Question 24

What is a key difference between bagging and boosting?

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Bagging trains base models independently, while boosting trains them sequentially and weights them based on performance

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Bagging is more robust to overfitting, while boosting is more prone to it

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Bagging uses majority voting, while boosting uses weighted voting

Question 25

Which is the primary objective of bagging in machine learning?

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To mitigate variance and enhance predictive accuracy

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To improve interpretability of models

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To increase the precision of individual models

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To reduce bias in predictions

Question 26

What is the fundamental technique employed in bagging?

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Bootstrap sampling with replacement

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Principal component analysis for dimensionality reduction

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Cross-validation with different folds

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Feature selection using various criteria

Question 27

In a bagging ensemble, how are predictions from individual models typically combined?

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By averaging the predictions across models

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By combining the features used by each model

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By weighting the predictions based on model accuracy

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By selecting the predictions from the best performing model

Question 28

Which type of base model is commonly used in bagging?

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Decision tree

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Linear regression

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Logistic regression

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Support vector machine

Question 29

How does bagging help address the issue of overfitting?

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By reducing the variance of the ensemble predictions

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By reducing the number of features used in each model

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By increasing the bias of the ensemble predictions

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By increasing the regularization parameter of the base models

Question 30

What is a fundamental assumption underlying bagging?

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The base models in the ensemble are independent

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The features in the data set are highly correlated

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The data distribution is normal

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The complexity of the base models is low

Question 31

What is the general effect of increasing the number of base models in a bagging ensemble?

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Typically reduces variance and improves accuracy, up to a certain point

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Typically increases bias and reduces accuracy

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Typically has no significant impact on performance

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Typically leads to overfitting and decreased accuracy

Question 32

How does bagging reduce variance?

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By combining predictions from multiple models trained on different subsets of the data

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By training models on the same data multiple times

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By using a regularization technique to penalize complex models

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By using a weighted voting scheme to combine predictions

Question 33

Which of the following sampling methods is used to create base models in bagging?

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Bootstrap sampling with replacement

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Quota sampling

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Stratified sampling

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Random sampling without replacement

Question 34

What is the purpose of aggregating predictions in bagging?

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To improve accuracy and reduce variance

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To handle missing data

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To increase training speed

Question 35

How does the number of models in a bagging ensemble impact its performance?

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Generally, increasing the number of models improves accuracy up to a point, but beyond that point, the improvement diminishes

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The number of models has no significant impact on performance

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Increasing the number of models always improves accuracy

Question 36

Which of the following is a primary objective of using bagging in machine learning?

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Enhanced accuracy and robustness

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Simplified model architecture

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Improved model interpretability

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Lower computational cost

Question 37

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of using bagging in machine learning models?

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Enhanced model interpretability

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Reduced variance

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Improved predictive performance

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Increased robustness to overfitting

Question 38

Which of these is a limitation of bagging?

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Potential for overfitting if not implemented carefully

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Unsuitable for low-dimensional datasets

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Always superior to single-model approaches

Question 39

What is the primary goal of bagging in machine learning?

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To improve the predictive accuracy and robustness of machine learning models by combining the outputs of multiple models.

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To reduce the computational cost of training machine learning models.

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To prevent overfitting in machine learning models by introducing randomness.

Question 40

What is the key mechanism used in bagging to create diverse training sets?

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Bootstrap sampling, which involves creating multiple training sets from the original data with replacement.

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Subsampling, which involves randomly selecting a subset of the original data for each training set.

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Cross-validation, which involves dividing the original data into multiple folds and training models on different combinations of these folds.

Question 41

What is a key advantage of using bagging?

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Improved accuracy and robustness of predictions due to the combination of diverse models.

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Guaranteed reduction in model bias and variance.

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Reduced computational complexity compared to training a single complex model.

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Simplified model interpretation due to the use of individual models.

Question 42

What is the most common method used for aggregating the predictions of individual models in a bagging ensemble?

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Majority voting for classification tasks and averaging for regression tasks.

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Selecting the prediction of the model with the highest accuracy on a validation set.

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Weighted voting based on the confidence of each model.

Question 43

Which of the following is a hyperparameter that can be tuned in bagging?

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The number of base models in the ensemble

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The number of epochs for training the base models

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The batch size for training the base models

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The learning rate of the base models

Question 44

Compared to boosting, how does bagging generally impact bias and variance?

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Bagging typically reduces variance more than boosting, while boosting typically reduces bias more than bagging.

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Bagging typically reduces bias more than boosting, while boosting typically reduces variance more than bagging.

Question 45

In which of the following scenarios would bagging be particularly beneficial?

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Predicting customer churn in a large and complex e-commerce dataset

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Detecting fraud in a financial dataset, where there are clear patterns to identify.

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Classifying images of handwritten digits, where each image is highly distinct.

Question 46

What is NOT a benefit of using bagging in machine learning?

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Increased computational complexity

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Reduced variance

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Improved generalization ability

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More robust predictions

Question 47

How are the subsets of data created for each model in bagging?

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Random sampling with replacement (bootstrapping)

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Stratified sampling

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Systematic sampling

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Random sampling without replacement

Question 48

What is the key difference between bagging and boosting?

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Boosting sequentially focuses on improving the accuracy of weak learners, while bagging aims to reduce variance by averaging multiple strong learners.

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Boosting uses random sampling, while bagging uses stratified sampling.

Question 49

You're building a model to predict customer churn. When would bagging be a suitable choice?

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The data is highly variable and you want to mitigate the risk of overfitting.

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You are looking for a highly interpretable model.

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You have a very small dataset and need to maximize the use of available data.

Question 50

Which is NOT a common hyperparameter to tune in bagging?

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Learning rate

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Base model parameters

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Sampling rate (bootstrap proportion)

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Number of base models

Question 51

A bagging ensemble of decision trees predicts house prices. How is the final prediction for a new house determined?

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The average of the predictions from each decision tree.

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The prediction of the decision tree with the highest confidence level.

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The prediction of the most accurate decision tree.

Question 52

How does bagging help with imbalanced datasets?

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Bagging can help mitigate class imbalance by creating diverse models that learn from different subsets of the data.

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Bagging is not effective for imbalanced datasets and should be avoided in such scenarios.