Unsupervised Learning: Uncover Hidden Patterns in Data

Question 1

What is the primary goal of dimensionality reduction in unsupervised learning?

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To decrease the number of features in a dataset

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To enhance the accuracy of machine learning models

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To facilitate data visualization

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To detect data outliers

Question 2

Which unsupervised learning technique is employed to identify unusual or anomalous data points?

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Isolation Forest

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K-Means Clustering

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Principal Component Analysis

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Support Vector Machines

Question 3

What is the name of the algorithm commonly used for hierarchical clustering?

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Ward's Method

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K-Means

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DBSCAN

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OPTICS

Question 4

Which unsupervised learning technique is used to model the probability distribution of data?

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Gaussian Mixture Models

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Clustering

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Support Vector Machines

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Decision Trees

Question 5

What is the fundamental distinction between supervised and unsupervised learning?

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Supervised learning uses labeled data while unsupervised learning uses unlabeled data

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Supervised learning builds predictive models while unsupervised learning identifies patterns

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Supervised learning is always more accurate than unsupervised learning

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Supervised learning is inherently faster than unsupervised learning

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of unsupervised learning?

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Providing highly accurate predictions

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Unveiling hidden patterns in data

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Reducing the need for labeled data

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Facilitating decision-making based on data

Question 7

In K-Means clustering, what does the 'K' represent?

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Number of clusters to divide the data into

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Number of data points in the dataset

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Distance between data points in a cluster

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Algorithm complexity

Question 8

What is the fundamental assumption behind dimensionality reduction?

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Data points lie in a high-dimensional subspace that can be projected onto a lower-dimensional space.

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Data points are uniformly distributed across all dimensions.

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Data points have a linear relationship with each other.

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Data points are independent of each other.

Question 9

Which unsupervised learning algorithm is particularly useful for anomaly detection in large datasets?

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Isolation Forest

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K-Means clustering

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Principal Component Analysis (PCA)

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Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM)

Question 10

What is a defining characteristic of unsupervised learning algorithms?

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They uncover hidden patterns in unlabeled data.

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They use labeled data for training.

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They forecast future events using past data.

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They are always computationally demanding.

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a type of unsupervised learning algorithm?

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Classification

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Clustering

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Dimensionality reduction

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Anomaly detection

Question 12

What is the key purpose of anomaly detection algorithms?

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To identify data points that significantly deviate from the norm

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To predict the likelihood of future events

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To extract high-level features from data

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To generate new data points

Question 13

What is the fundamental distinction between hierarchical and partitional clustering?

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Hierarchical clustering creates a tree-like structure, unlike partitional clustering

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Partitional clustering creates a tree-like structure, unlike hierarchical clustering

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Hierarchical clustering is more computationally efficient than partitional clustering

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Partitional clustering is more computationally efficient than hierarchical clustering

Question 14

Which anomaly detection algorithm assumes that normal data conforms to a Gaussian distribution?

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One-class Support Vector Machine (SVM)

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Isolation forest

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Local outlier factor

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Autoencoder

Question 15

Which of the following is **not** a type of unsupervised learning algorithm?

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Regression

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Clustering

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Dimensionality reduction

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Anomaly detection

Question 16

What is the primary **objective** of clustering algorithms?

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To identify groups of similar data points

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To reduce the dimensionality of data

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To detect anomalies in data

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To predict future values

Question 17

Which of the following is a popular **clustering** algorithm?

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K-Means

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Linear Regression

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Logistic Regression

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Decision Tree

Question 18

Which of the following is a common technique for **anomaly detection**?

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Isolation Forest

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Logistic Regression

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Decision Tree

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Support Vector Machine

Question 19

Which of the following is a real-world **application** of unsupervised learning?

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Customer segmentation

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Predicting stock prices

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Recognizing handwritten digits

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Playing chess

Question 20

Which of the following algorithms is primarily used for supervised learning tasks, where labeled data is available?

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Support vector machines

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K-means clustering

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Hierarchical clustering

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Principal component analysis

Question 21

In unsupervised learning, which of the following is not a commonly used technique?

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Supervised regression

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Clustering

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Dimensionality reduction

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Anomaly detection

Question 22

Which algorithm is frequently used for clustering data points into distinct groups?

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K-Means

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Linear Regression

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Decision Tree

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Support Vector Machine

Question 23

What is the primary objective of Principal Component Analysis (PCA)?

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Reducing the dimensionality of data while retaining maximum variance

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Identifying clusters in data

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Classifying data points into predefined categories

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Predicting future values based on historical data

Question 24

In the context of unsupervised learning, anomaly detection refers to:

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Identifying data points that deviate significantly from the majority

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Grouping data points into similar categories

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Reducing the dimensionality of data for efficient storage

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Predicting the future behavior of a system based on historical data

Question 25

In hierarchical clustering, the process of constructing a cluster hierarchy is known as:

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Agglomeration

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Division

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K-Means

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PCA

Question 26

Which of the following is used in unsupervised learning to group similar data points?

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Clustering

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Regression

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Classification

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Dimensionality reduction

Question 27

K-Means clustering assigns data points to clusters based on which type of assignment?

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Hard

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Soft

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Fuzzy

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Hierarchical

Question 28

Which dimensionality reduction technique projects data onto a lower-dimensional space while preserving relationships?

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Principal Component Analysis (PCA)

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Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA)

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t-SNE

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Autoencoders

Question 29

Anomaly detection algorithms aim to identify data points that:

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Deviate from the majority of the data

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Fit well within the data distribution

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Follow a specific pattern

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Have high predictive value

Question 30

Which advantage makes unsupervised learning particularly valuable?

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No requirement for labeled data

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Generation of highly accurate predictions

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Creation of easily interpretable models

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High computational efficiency

Question 31

Hierarchical clustering represents data relationships using which structure?

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Tree

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Graph

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Table

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Matrix

Question 32

Which metric is commonly used to evaluate the performance of clustering algorithms?

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Silhouette coefficient

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Accuracy

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Precision

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Recall

Question 33

Unsupervised learning techniques are particularly suitable when:

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Data is unlabeled or partially labeled

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Abundant labeled data is available

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Complex models are required for prediction

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Real-time predictions are essential

Question 34

In unsupervised learning, which approach is commonly used to reveal underlying structures within data?

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Clustering

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Supervised classification

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Regression analysis

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Feature extraction

Question 35

Which dimensionality reduction technique aims to project high-dimensional data into a lower-dimensional space while preserving essential relationships?

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Principal component analysis (PCA)

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Independent component analysis (ICA)

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Linear discriminant analysis (LDA)

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Support vector machines (SVM)

Question 36

In unsupervised learning, anomaly detection involves:

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Identifying data points that significantly deviate from the majority

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Predicting future values based on historical data

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Clustering data into distinct groups

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Classifying data into predefined categories

Question 37

What is the primary goal of anomaly detection in unsupervised learning?

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Identifying data points that significantly deviate from the majority

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Predicting the future behavior of the data

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Generating new data points that follow the distribution of the original data

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Compressing the data into a smaller representation

Question 38

Which of the following is NOT a key characteristic of unsupervised learning?

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Training models on labeled data

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Discovering hidden patterns in data

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Making informed decisions based on insights

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Extracting valuable information from unlabeled data

Question 39

Which clustering algorithm is ideal for high-dimensional data with varying densities?

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Density-Based Spatial Clustering of Applications with Noise (DBSCAN)

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K-Means

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Hierarchical Clustering

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Agglomerative Clustering

Question 40

Which metric is primarily used to evaluate the performance of anomaly detection algorithms?

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Area Under the Curve (AUC)

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Precision

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Recall

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F1-score

Question 41

Which unsupervised learning algorithm is commonly used to model sequential data, such as text or time series?

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Hidden Markov Models (HMMs)

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Support Vector Machines (SVMs)

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Decision Trees

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Random Forests

Question 42

Which of the following is a potential challenge associated with unsupervised learning?

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Difficulty in interpreting the results due to the absence of labeled data

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Requirement for a large amount of labeled data

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Inability to make predictions

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Excessive computational complexity

Question 43

Which of the following is **not** a common unsupervised learning algorithm?

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Decision Tree

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Clustering

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Anomaly Detection

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Dimensionality Reduction

Question 44

What is the primary objective of clustering in unsupervised learning?

Accepted Answer

To group similar data points together based on their characteristics.

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To predict future values of data

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To reduce the dimensionality of data

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To detect anomalies in data

Question 45

What is the main reason for performing dimensionality reduction in unsupervised learning?

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To reduce the complexity of data for more efficient processing and analysis.

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To detect outliers in data

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To enhance the accuracy of clustering algorithms

Question 46

Which of the following techniques is commonly used for dimensionality reduction?

Accepted Answer

Principal Component Analysis (PCA)

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Support Vector Machines

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Naive Bayes

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Linear Regression

Question 47

What is a key advantage of utilizing unsupervised learning?

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It can discover hidden patterns and structures in data without the need for labeled examples.

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It is computationally very efficient.

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It always produces highly accurate predictions.

Question 48

Which of the following is a common application of anomaly detection in unsupervised learning?

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Identifying fraudulent transactions in financial data.

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Predicting customer churn

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Recommending products to users

Question 49

What is the fundamental difference between supervised and unsupervised learning?

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Supervised learning requires labeled data, while unsupervised learning does not.

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Supervised learning is used for classification tasks while unsupervised learning is used for regression tasks.

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Supervised learning is more complex than unsupervised learning.

Question 50

When choosing unsupervised learning algorithms, what is a crucial consideration?

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The nature of the data and the specific insights being sought.

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The availability of computational resources

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The experience of the data scientist

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The size of the dataset