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Study Notes
Gradient Descent
Definition
Gradient descent is an optimization algorithm used to minimize or maximize a function by iteratively updating the parameters in the direction of the negative gradient of the function.
Key Concepts
- Gradient: The gradient of a function is a vector of the partial derivatives of the function with respect to its parameters.
- Cost Function: The function being optimized, also known as the loss function or objective function.
- Learning Rate: A hyperparameter that controls the step size of each update in the gradient descent algorithm.
How Gradient Descent Works
- Initialize Parameters: Set initial values for the model parameters.
- Calculate Gradient: Compute the gradient of the cost function with respect to the parameters.
- Update Parameters: Update the parameters in the direction of the negative gradient, scaled by the learning rate.
- Repeat: Steps 2-3 until convergence or a stopping criterion is reached.
Types of Gradient Descent
- Batch Gradient Descent: Updates parameters after computing the gradient for the entire dataset.
- Stochastic Gradient Descent: Updates parameters after computing the gradient for a single data point.
- Mini-Batch Gradient Descent: Updates parameters after computing the gradient for a small batch of data points.
Convergence
- Global Minimum: The algorithm converges to the global minimum of the cost function.
- Local Minimum: The algorithm converges to a local minimum of the cost function, which may not be the global minimum.
Challenges
- Local Minima: Getting stuck in local minima instead of the global minimum.
- Overfitting: Updating parameters too aggressively, leading to overfitting.
- Underfitting: Updating parameters too slowly, leading to underfitting.
Common Applications
- Linear Regression: Gradient descent is used to optimize the coefficients of a linear regression model.
- Neural Networks: Gradient descent is used to optimize the weights and biases of a neural network.
- Logistic Regression: Gradient descent is used to optimize the coefficients of a logistic regression model.
Gradient Descent
Definition
- Gradient descent is an optimization algorithm that minimizes or maximizes a function by iteratively updating parameters in the direction of the negative gradient of the function.
Key Concepts
- Gradient is a vector of partial derivatives of the function with respect to its parameters.
- Cost function is the function being optimized, also known as the loss function or objective function.
- Learning rate is a hyperparameter that controls the step size of each update in the gradient descent algorithm.
How Gradient Descent Works
- Initialize parameters by setting initial values for the model parameters.
- Calculate the gradient of the cost function with respect to the parameters.
- Update parameters in the direction of the negative gradient, scaled by the learning rate.
- Repeat steps 2-3 until convergence or a stopping criterion is reached.
Types of Gradient Descent
- Batch gradient descent updates parameters after computing the gradient for the entire dataset.
- Stochastic gradient descent updates parameters after computing the gradient for a single data point.
- Mini-batch gradient descent updates parameters after computing the gradient for a small batch of data points.
Convergence
- Gradient descent algorithm converges to the global minimum of the cost function.
- Gradient descent algorithm can also converge to a local minimum of the cost function, which may not be the global minimum.
Challenges
- Gradient descent can get stuck in local minima instead of the global minimum.
- Updating parameters too aggressively can lead to overfitting.
- Updating parameters too slowly can lead to underfitting.
Common Applications
- Gradient descent is used to optimize the coefficients of a linear regression model.
- Gradient descent is used to optimize the weights and biases of a neural network.
- Gradient descent is used to optimize the coefficients of a logistic regression model.
Gradient Descent
Momentum
- Adds a "momentum" term to the update rule, proportional to the previous update
- Allows the algorithm to continue moving in the direction of previous updates, even with small current gradients
- Helps escape local minima by adding a "memory" of previous updates
- Speeds up convergence by accelerating the algorithm in the direction of the optimal solution
Stochastic Gradient Descent
- Uses a single example from the training set to compute the gradient
- Faster and more efficient than batch gradient descent, but can be noisy and unstable
- Useful for large datasets, where computing the gradient for the entire dataset is computationally expensive
- Useful for online learning, where new data is arriving continuously
- Sensitive to the learning rate, requiring careful tuning
Mini-batch Gradient Descent
- Uses a small batch of examples from the training set to compute the gradient
- Compromise between batch gradient descent and stochastic gradient descent
- Reduces variance of the gradient estimate, making the algorithm more stable
- Improves computational efficiency compared to batch gradient descent
- Batch size is a hyperparameter that needs to be tuned, affecting the trade-off between computational efficiency and gradient accuracy
Learning Rate
- Controls how quickly the algorithm learns from the data
- A high learning rate can lead to fast convergence, but may cause oscillations and overshooting
- A low learning rate can lead to slow convergence, but is more stable and reliable
- Learning rate schedule is a strategy for adjusting the learning rate during training
- Examples of learning rate schedules include decreasing the learning rate over time, and using a learning rate with a "warm restart"
Convergence
- Refers to the ability of the algorithm to reach a minimum of the loss function
- Guaranteed under certain conditions, such as convexity of the loss function, Lipschitz continuity of the gradient, and sufficiently small learning rate
- Can be slow or not guaranteed in practice due to non-convexity of the loss function, noise in the gradient estimate, and choice of learning rate and other hyperparameters
Gradient Descent
Momentum
- Adds a fraction of the previous weight update to the current update, simulating momentum
- Helps escape local minima and accelerate convergence
- Formula:
v(t) = γv(t-1) + α∇L(w), wherevis the velocity,γis the momentum coefficient,αis the learning rate, and∇L(w)is the gradient - Navigates steep valleys and overshoots local minima
Stochastic Gradient Descent (SGD)
- Updates model parameters using a single example from the training set
- Faster and more efficient than batch gradient descent, but noisy
- Formula:
w = w - α∇L(w;x), wherewis the model parameter,αis the learning rate, and∇L(w;x)is the gradient of the loss function with respect towfor a single examplex - Suitable for large datasets and online learning
Mini-batch Gradient Descent
- Updates model parameters using a small batch of examples
- Trade-off between batch gradient descent and SGD, balancing computation efficiency and model convergence
- Formula:
w = w - α∇L(w;x[1:k]), wherewis the model parameter,αis the learning rate, and∇L(w;x[1:k])is the gradient of the loss function with respect towfor a mini-batch ofkexamples - Suitable for large datasets and distributed computing
Learning Rate
- Controls how quickly the model learns from the data
- High learning rate: overshooting and oscillations
- Low learning rate: slow convergence
- Common learning rate schedules: constant, decay, adaptive (e.g., Adam, RMSProp)
Convergence
- Point where the model's loss function stops improving significantly
- Factors affecting convergence: learning rate, batch size, number of iterations, model complexity
- Convergence criteria: threshold on loss function value, threshold on gradient norm, number of iterations without improvement
Gradient Descent Optimization
Learning Rate
- Controls how quickly the model learns from data, determining step size in the direction of the negative gradient
- Affects convergence: high learning rate leads to faster convergence but potential overshooting, while low learning rate results in slower convergence but more precision
Mini-batch Gradient Descent
- Subset of training data used to compute the gradient, reducing computational cost and memory requirements
- Affects noise in gradient estimation: large mini-batch is less noisy but computationally expensive, while small mini-batch is more noisy but faster
- Typical mini-batch sizes include 32, 64, and 128
Stochastic Gradient Descent (SGD)
- Optimization algorithm using a single example from the training data to compute the gradient, with each iteration using a different example
- Advantages:
- Fast computation
- Ability to escape local minima
- Disadvantages:
- Noisy gradient estimation
- May not converge to the exact minimum
- SGD Variants:
- Momentum SGD: adds momentum term to update rule to escape local minima
- Nesterov Accelerated Gradient: modifies momentum term to incorporate previous iteration's gradient
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