8. Deep Learning and Variants_Lecture 7_20240211 - Neural Networks for Categorical Variable Embedding in Recommender Systems

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What is the main purpose of denoising autoencoders?

  • To perform anomaly detection
  • To reconstruct the original input from a corrupted version (correct)
  • To add noise to the input dimensions
  • To compress the input data

How is corruption achieved in denoising autoencoders?

  • By randomly setting a portion of the input dimensions to zero (correct)
  • By decreasing the number of hidden layers
  • By increasing the dimensionality of the input
  • By reducing the learning rate

What is one application of autoencoders mentioned in the text?

  • Speech recognition
  • Anomaly detection (correct)
  • Image classification
  • Text translation

In categorical embeddings, what is the issue with assigning numbers based on alphabetical order?

<p>It confuses the model by implying relationships that may not exist (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of one hot encoding in categorical embeddings?

<p>To represent each category as a binary vector (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do autoencoders help in image processing?

<p>By enhancing image quality through colorization (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does SegNet specialize in?

<p>Object segmentation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it not ideal to assign ordinal numbers to categorical attributes in machine learning models?

<p>It introduces false numerical relationships that may impact model performance (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main problem associated with high cardinality categorical variables?

<p>Increased dimensionality (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is target encoding different from one-hot encoding?

<p>Target encoding uses the mean value of the target for coding, while one-hot encoding creates binary columns. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common disadvantage of target encoding?

<p>Overfitting (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does assigning numbers based on alphabetical order affect the model when dealing with country attributes?

<p>Confuses the model by implying similarity between countries based on alphabetical order (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the advantages of using entity embeddings over one-hot encoding?

<p>Reduced memory usage and faster neural network processing (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do we need to be careful during cross-validation when using target encoding?

<p>To prevent information leakage (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of high cardinality categorical variables, why is one hot encoding considered equally bad?

<p>It treats all categories as equidistant, which may not reflect reality (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it challenging to intelligently assign values that represent similarities and dissimilarities when dealing with high cardinality categorical variables?

<p>It is difficult to quantitatively measure the degree of similarity between categories (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of using recommender systems?

<p>To increase sales through personalized recommendations (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can embeddings from neural networks be utilized in machine learning algorithms?

<p>To represent categorical variables (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What real-world application of recommender systems is highlighted in the text?

<p>Increased sales on Amazon.com through recommendation lists (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which company generates a high percentage of their sales through recommendation lists?

<p>Netflix (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one benefit of personalized recommendations for customers?

<p>Narrow down the set of choices (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can recommender systems benefit providers?

<p>Increase sales and customer loyalty (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can embeddings from neural networks achieve in terms of categorical variables?

<p>Bring similar categorical levels closer together (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary value for customers derived from recommender systems?

<p>Discover new things (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of a Recommender System?

<p>To find relevance scores for items and rank them (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which factor can influence the relevance of an item in a Recommender System?

<p>User preferences and demographics (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Collaborative Filtering rely on to make recommendations?

<p>User-Rating Matrix (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In Collaborative Filtering, what is the basic idea behind generating recommendations?

<p>Users who had similar tastes in the past will have similar tastes in the future (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common challenge with the User-Rating Matrix in Collaborative Filtering?

<p>It is usually incomplete and sparse (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is Collaborative Filtering considered the most prominent approach for generating recommendations?

<p>It uses the 'wisdom of the crowd' for recommendations (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a potential drawback of assuming relevance in Recommender Systems?

<p>'Relevance might be context-dependent' (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does Collaborative Filtering leverage user interactions?

<p>By finding users with similar tastes to make recommendations (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Diversity' plays a significant role in which aspect of Recommender Systems?

<p>'Diversity' impacts the relevance of items in the system (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What makes Collaborative Filtering suitable for various domains like books, movies, and DVDs?

<p>It uses 'wisdom of the crowd' to recommend items. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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