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What is the primary goal of classification?
What is the primary goal of classification?
- To predict categorical class labels (correct)
- To identify clusters in the data
- To predict continuous-valued functions
- To establish relationships between attributes
What is the key difference between supervised and unsupervised learning?
What is the key difference between supervised and unsupervised learning?
- Type of data used for training
- Availability of class labels in the training data (correct)
- Number of classes in the data
- Size of the training dataset
What is the term for predicting unknown or missing values in a continuous-valued function?
What is the term for predicting unknown or missing values in a continuous-valued function?
- Regression analysis (correct)
- Clustering
- Decision tree induction
- Classification
What is the purpose of the training set in supervised learning?
What is the purpose of the training set in supervised learning?
What type of learning is used when the class labels of the training data are unknown?
What type of learning is used when the class labels of the training data are unknown?
What is the classification model used to construct a model based on the values of a classifying attribute?
What is the classification model used to construct a model based on the values of a classifying attribute?
What is the primary purpose of data preprocessing in the classification process?
What is the primary purpose of data preprocessing in the classification process?
What is the primary goal of the tree pruning phase in decision tree induction?
What is the primary goal of the tree pruning phase in decision tree induction?
What is the purpose of relevance analysis in data preparation?
What is the purpose of relevance analysis in data preparation?
What is the primary advantage of using decision trees for classification?
What is the primary advantage of using decision trees for classification?
What is the purpose of the stopping criterion in the basic algorithm for decision tree induction?
What is the purpose of the stopping criterion in the basic algorithm for decision tree induction?
What is the primary advantage of using neural networks for classification?
What is the primary advantage of using neural networks for classification?
What is the primary purpose of evaluating the quality of classification models?
What is the primary purpose of evaluating the quality of classification models?
What is the primary goal of classification?
What is the primary goal of classification?
What is the primary advantage of using support vector machines (SVMs) for classification?
What is the primary advantage of using support vector machines (SVMs) for classification?
What is the primary goal of data transformation in data preparation?
What is the primary goal of data transformation in data preparation?
What is the main goal of a decision tree induction algorithm?
What is the main goal of a decision tree induction algorithm?
What is the primary strategy used in decision tree induction algorithms?
What is the primary strategy used in decision tree induction algorithms?
What is the main issue in determining the best split in decision tree induction?
What is the main issue in determining the best split in decision tree induction?
What is the name of the decision tree induction algorithm available in WEKA?
What is the name of the decision tree induction algorithm available in WEKA?
What is the purpose of the root node in a decision tree?
What is the purpose of the root node in a decision tree?
What is the advantage of using a decision tree induction algorithm?
What is the advantage of using a decision tree induction algorithm?
What is the formula to calculate the expected information needed to classify a tuple in D?
What is the formula to calculate the expected information needed to classify a tuple in D?
What is the purpose of computing the information gain for each attribute?
What is the purpose of computing the information gain for each attribute?
Why is the attribute 'age' selected as the splitting attribute?
Why is the attribute 'age' selected as the splitting attribute?
What is the unit of measurement for the information gain?
What is the unit of measurement for the information gain?
How many distinct classes are there in the training data?
How many distinct classes are there in the training data?
What is the formula to calculate the information gain for an attribute A?
What is the formula to calculate the information gain for an attribute A?
What is the primary goal of a classification task?
What is the primary goal of a classification task?
What is the purpose of the test set in classification?
What is the purpose of the test set in classification?
What is a common representation of a classification model?
What is a common representation of a classification model?
What happens if the test set is not independent of the training set?
What happens if the test set is not independent of the training set?
What is the purpose of model construction in classification?
What is the purpose of model construction in classification?
How is the accuracy of a classification model typically estimated?
How is the accuracy of a classification model typically estimated?
