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What defines the distance between two decision boundaries of a hyperplane?
What defines the distance between two decision boundaries of a hyperplane?
What is the consequence of using a hyperplane with a small margin in classification?
What is the consequence of using a hyperplane with a small margin in classification?
Which of the following statements correctly describes maximum margin hyperplane (MMH)?
Which of the following statements correctly describes maximum margin hyperplane (MMH)?
What type of data does a linear SVM classify?
What type of data does a linear SVM classify?
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Why is a linear SVM often referred to as a maximal margin classifier (MMC)?
Why is a linear SVM often referred to as a maximal margin classifier (MMC)?
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What is the primary goal of a support vector machine (SVM) in classification tasks?
What is the primary goal of a support vector machine (SVM) in classification tasks?
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Which of the following statements accurately describes linear SVM?
Which of the following statements accurately describes linear SVM?
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What is meant by 'maximum margin hyperplane' in the context of SVM?
What is meant by 'maximum margin hyperplane' in the context of SVM?
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What characteristic does SVM have regarding high-dimensional data?
What characteristic does SVM have regarding high-dimensional data?
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Which of the following is NOT true about SVM's performance on unseen data?
Which of the following is NOT true about SVM's performance on unseen data?
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What role does the kernel trick play in non-linear SVM?
What role does the kernel trick play in non-linear SVM?
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What is a characteristic of a soft-margin SVM?
What is a characteristic of a soft-margin SVM?
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How does SVM perform during the testing phase of unknown data?
How does SVM perform during the testing phase of unknown data?
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What is the primary purpose of the hyperplane in a Linear SVM?
What is the primary purpose of the hyperplane in a Linear SVM?
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How is the margin of a hyperplane calculated in a Linear SVM?
How is the margin of a hyperplane calculated in a Linear SVM?
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What role do Lagrange multipliers play in solving a Linear SVM?
What role do Lagrange multipliers play in solving a Linear SVM?
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Which method is used in Linear SVM to handle non-linearly separable data?
Which method is used in Linear SVM to handle non-linearly separable data?
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What does the parameter ξ (xi) represent in Soft Margin SVM?
What does the parameter ξ (xi) represent in Soft Margin SVM?
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In classification problems, what does the OVO strategy stand for?
In classification problems, what does the OVO strategy stand for?
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What is a key limitation when transforming non-linear problems to linear using traditional methods?
What is a key limitation when transforming non-linear problems to linear using traditional methods?
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How does non-linear mapping assist in SVM classification?
How does non-linear mapping assist in SVM classification?
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Study Notes
Support Vector Machine (SVM)
- SVM is a classification technique
- It finds optimal hyperplanes to separate data points of different classes
- It works well with high dimensional data, avoiding dimensionality problems
- Training time is relatively slow, but testing is fast
- Less prone to overfitting than other methods
Contents to be Covered
- Introduction to SVM
- Maximum margin hyperplane
- Linear SVM
- Calculating maximum margin hyperplane (MMH)
- Learning a linear SVM
- Classifying a test sample
- Classifying multiple-class data
- Non-linear SVM
- Concept of non-linear data
- Soft-margin SVM
- Kernel trick
Maximum Margin Hyperplane (MMH)
- A key concept in SVM
- Attempts to find a hyperplane that maximizes the distance (margin) to the nearest data points of either class
- This maximizes the generalization ability of the classifier
Linear SVM
- A linear SVM is used when the training data are linearly separable
- It searches for a hyperplane that maximizes the margin to the nearest data points of either class. This classifier is called Maximum Margin Classifier (MMC)
Finding MMH for a Linear SVM
- Given n data tuples (Xᵢ, Yᵢ), where Xᵢ = (Xi₁,Xi₂, ... , Xᵢₘ) is data in m-dimensional space and Yᵢ is its class label.
- To find MMH, a hyperplane equation in 2-D space is: W₀ + W₁X₁ + W₂X₂ = 0 (e.g., ax + by + c = 0)
- Points above a hyperplane satisfy: W₀ + W₁X₁ + W₂X₂ > 0
Equation of a hyperplane in n-D space
- W₁X₁ + W₂X₂ + ... + WₘXₘ = b
- Wᵢ are real numbers and b is a real constant called the intercept
Finding a Hyperplane
- Consider two decision boundaries, b₁ and b₂, above and below a hyperplane
- The equation for a point X⁺ above a decision boundary is: W.X⁺ + b = K (where K > 0)
- Similarly, for X⁻ below is: W.X⁻ + b = K⁻ (where K⁻< 0)
Calculating Margin of a Hyperplane
- The margin is the distance between the two parallel hyperplanes
- The margin can be calculated in n-dimensional space as: d = |b₂ - b₁| / ||W||
Learning for a Linear SVM
- The objective is to maximize the margin, which is equivalent to minimizing ||W||² / 2
- This is a constrained optimization problem
Searching for MMH
- The problem is formulated as a minimization problem: Minimize μ'(W, b) = ||W||² / 2 Subject to yᵢ(W.xᵢ + b) ≥ 1, ∀ i = 1,2,..., n
Lagrange Multiplier Method
- A method to solve convex optimization problems, useful for SVM.
- Two types of constraints:
- Equality constraints: gᵢ(x) = 0
- Inequality constraints: hᵢ(x) ≤ 0
- The Lagrangian is defined based on the objective function and the constraints.
Classifying a test sample using linear SVM
- The test data X is classified using the formula: δ(X) = W.X + b = ∑ᵢ YᵢXᵢ.X + b
Classification of Multiple-class Data
- Strategies
- One-versus-one (OVO)
- Find MMHs for pairs of classes
- Test X with each classifier and decide based on the signs of the output values
- Involves n⁴ computations for n classes
- One-versus-all (OVA)
- Choose a class and treat other classes as a single class
- Create a new hyperplane, and repeat for each class
- Less complex than OVO strategy
- One-versus-one (OVO)
Non-Linear SVM
- Used when data isn't linearly separable
- Key Concepts
- Soft Margin SVM
- Kernel Trick
Linear SVM for Linearly Not Separable Data
- Use a soft margin approach to handle instances that violate linear separability
- Introduces slack variables to accommodate errors
- Modified objective function adds a penalty for misclassifying training instances
Soft Margin SVM
- A modified linear SVM technique that allows some misclassifications
- Introduces slack variables ($ᵢ) to address non-linear separability
- The objective function is modified to minimize both ||W||² / 2 and the sum of errors
Non-Linear to Linear Transformation: Issues
- Mapping: Choosing an appropriate transformation to higher dimensional space is complex.
- Cost of Mapping: Transforming data into higher dimensions can lead to a significant computational burden.
- Dimensionality Problem: Calculating W.X or support vectors' dot product on high-dimensional data becomes computationally expensive
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