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What are the objectives of unsupervised machine learning dimensionality reduction?
What are the objectives of unsupervised machine learning dimensionality reduction?
If manual feature selection is needed, what strategy should be employed?
If manual feature selection is needed, what strategy should be employed?
In the example provided about MNIST, what happens if approximately 500 features with the least variance are removed and only 300 features are kept?
In the example provided about MNIST, what happens if approximately 500 features with the least variance are removed and only 300 features are kept?
What is the direction of maximum variance in the context of projecting a point to a basis?
What is the direction of maximum variance in the context of projecting a point to a basis?
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What is the main benefit of dimensionality reduction in unsupervised machine learning?
What is the main benefit of dimensionality reduction in unsupervised machine learning?
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What is the primary objective of dimensionality reduction in unsupervised machine learning?
What is the primary objective of dimensionality reduction in unsupervised machine learning?
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If manual feature selection is required, what strategy should be employed?
If manual feature selection is required, what strategy should be employed?
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In the MNIST example, what happens if approximately 500 features with the least variance are removed and only 300 features are kept?
In the MNIST example, what happens if approximately 500 features with the least variance are removed and only 300 features are kept?
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If we wanted just one feature for a given dataset, what does the 'direction of maximum variance' represent?
If we wanted just one feature for a given dataset, what does the 'direction of maximum variance' represent?
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What is the benefit of spectral decomposition in dimensionality reduction?
What is the benefit of spectral decomposition in dimensionality reduction?
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Study Notes
Unsupervised Machine Learning Dimensionality Reduction
- Objective: Introduction to dimensionality reduction, PCA, and spectral decomposition
- Reasons for Dimensionality Reduction: Efficiency in storage and computation, removal of noise and irrelevant information, comprehension and visualization of complex situations
- Strategy for Manual Feature Selection: Remove features with the least variance
- Example with MNIST dataset: Almost 0.0 variance lost if 300 features with the least variance are removed, 10% variance lost if around 500 features are removed, keeping only 300 features
- Projection of a point to a basis: Explains the concept of choosing the direction of maximum variance for data
- Importance of Dimensionality Reduction: Efficiency in storage and computation, removal of noise and irrelevant information, comprehension and visualization of complex situations
- Strategy for Manual Feature Selection: Remove features with the least variance
- Example with MNIST dataset: Almost 0.0 variance lost if 300 features with the least variance are removed, 10% variance lost if around 500 features are removed, keeping only 300 features
- Projection of a point to a basis: Explains the concept of choosing the direction of maximum variance for data
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Test your knowledge of dimensionality reduction in unsupervised machine learning with this quiz. Explore topics such as PCA, spectral decomposition, and the objectives of dimensionality reduction. Assess your understanding of strategies for feature selection and the benefits of dimensionality reduction, including efficiency, noise removal, and improved comprehension and visualization of complex data.
