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What is the learning rule for a perceptron called?

Select one:
a. The Hebbian Rule
b. The Delta Rule
c. The Backpropagation Algorithm
d. The Perceptron Learning Algorithm

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What is an example of a batch learning algorithm used for feature selection tasks?

Select one:
a. Recursive feature elimination
b. All of the above
c. Mutual information
d. Variance threshold

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Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of the k-means algorithm?

Select one:
a. It can handle categorical variables
b. It can be computationally expensive for large datasets
c. It is sensitive to the initial placement of centroids
d. It may produce suboptimal results if the clusters are not spherical

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What is the process of integrating data from multiple sources called?

Select one:
a. Data analysis
b. Data visualization
c. Data mining
d. Data integration

Question 6
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What is the process of visualizing data using charts and graphs called?

Select one:
a. Data mining
b. Data visualization
c. Data analysis
d. Data modeling

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The KL distance between two discrete probability distributions P and Q is defined as:

Select one:
a. The sum of the differences between the probabilities of each event in P and Q
b. The sum of the products of the probabilities of each event in P and Q
c. The sum of the ratio of the probabilities of each event in P and Q
d. The sum of the logarithm of the ratio of the probabilities of each event in P and Q

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What is the "E" step in the EM algorithm?

Select one:
a. The step where the prediction accuracy of the model is calculated
b. The step where the model parameters are updated
c. The step where the expectation of the latent variables is calculated
d. The step where the likelihood of the model is maximized

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What is the process of transforming data into a consistent format called?

Select one:
a. Sampling
b. Normalizing
c. Filtering
d. Cleaning 

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What is an example of a batch learning algorithm used for dimensionality reduction tasks?

Select one:
a. Multidimensional scaling
b. All of the above
c. Principal component analysis
d. t-SNE

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What is the main idea behind the Hebb rule?

Select one:
a. Neurons that fire in the same direction, wire together
b. Neurons that fire together, wire together
c. Neurons that fire at the same time, wire together
d. Neurons that fire in opposite directions, wire together

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What is the process of calculating the error between the desired output and the actual output of a perceptron called?

Select one:
a. Pruning
b. Training
c. Testing 
d. Validation

Question 15
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What is KNIME used for?

Select one:
a. Data mining
b. Data analysis
c. Data visualization
d. All of the above

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The KL distance is often used in machine learning to evaluate the performance of a classification model. In this context, a low KL
distance indicates that the model's predicted class probabilities are:

Select one:
a. Very similar to the true class probabilities
b. Somewhat different from the true class probabilities
c. Somewhat similar to the true class probabilities
d. Very different from the true class probabilities

Question 18

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What is the process of adjusting the weights of a perceptron based on each input data point called?

Select one:
a. Semi-supervised learning
b. Unsupervised learning
c. Online learning
d. Batch learning

Question 19
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What is the process of using a training dataset to adjust the weights of a perceptron called?

Select one:
a. Unsupervised learning
b. Semi-supervised learning
c. Batch learning
d. Online learning

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What is the role of the centroid in the k-means algorithm?

Select one:
a. It is the center point of a cluster
b. It is a data point that is representative of the cluster
c. It is a data point that is randomly chosen to be removed from the cluster
d. It is a data point that is randomly chosen to be the initial center of a cluster

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What is a batch learning algorithm?

Select one:
a. An algorithm that processes all of the training data at once
b. An algorithm that processes the training data one example at a time
c. An algorithm that processes the training data in small groups or batches
d. An algorithm that processes the training data in real-time

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What is the process of identifying and correcting errors in data called?

Select one:
a. Normalizing
b. Cleaning
c. Sampling
d. Filtering

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What is the process of adjusting the weights of a perceptron based on the output of the previous layer in a multi-layer perceptron
called?

Select one:
a. Testing
b. Training
c. Backpropagation
d. Validation

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What is the role of the learning rate (η) in the Hebb rule?

Select one:
a. It determines the convergence of the weight update
b. It determines the direction of the weight update
c. It determines the size of the weight update 
d. It determines the speed of the weight update

Question 27
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What is the main goal of the k-means algorithm?

Select one:
a. To partition a dataset into a specified number of clusters
b. To discover patterns or relationships within a dataset
c. To classify data into predefined categories
d. To predict the value of a continuous target variable

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What is an example of a batch learning algorithm?

Select one:
a. Support vector machine
b. Linear regression
c. All of the above
d. K-nearest neighbors

Question 30
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How is the slope of the line of best fit calculated using the least squares method?

Select one:
a. By dividing the sum of the y values by the sum of the x values
b. By dividing the sum of the product of the x values and the y values by the sum of the x values
c. By dividing the sum of the y values by the sum of the squares of the x values
d. By dividing the sum of the product of the x values and the y values by the sum of the squares of the x values

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Hierarchical clustering can be either ______________ or ______________.

Select one:
a. Agglomerative, divisive
b. Non-parametric, parametric
c. Iterative, recursive
d. Unsupervised, supervised

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What is an example of a latent variable?

Select one:
a. The weights of a model
b. The features of a model
c. A hidden or unobserved variable that affects the observed variables
d. The output of a model

Question 34
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The ______________ linkage criterion is a popular choice for hierarchical clustering, which merges the two clusters that have the
maximum distance between them.

Select one:
a. Centroid
b. Single
c. Average
d. Complete

Question 35
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Which of the following is NOT a feature of KNIME?

Select one:
a. Flow-based programming
b. Machine learning
c. Data storage
d. Data transformation

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What is the process of using data mining techniques to identify trends and make predictions called?

Select one:
a. Data mining
b. Data modeling 
c. Data analysis
d. Data visualization

Question 38
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How is the Hebb rule different from the delta rule?

Select one:
a. The Hebb rule uses the input and output to update the weights, while the delta rule uses the error between the output and
target
b. The Hebb rule uses the output and target to update the weights, while the delta rule uses the input and output
c. The Hebb rule uses the input and output to update the weights, while the delta rule uses the error between the output and
target
d. The Hebb rule uses the error between the output and target to update the weights, while the delta rule uses the input 
and output

Question 39
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How are batch learning algorithms typically used?

Select one:
a. To classify data in real-time
b. To classify data in batch mode
c. To predict continuous values in real-time
d. To predict continuous values in batch mode

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What is the main advantage of the Hebb rule?

Select one:
a. It is fast to converge
b. It is easy to implement
c. It is able to handle large datasets
d. It is able to handle nonlinear relationships

Question 42
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Which of the following file types can be imported into KNIME?

Select one:
a. Excel
b. All of the above
c. XML
d. CSV

Question 43
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What is an example of a batch learning algorithm used for clustering tasks?

Select one:
a. DBSCAN
b. Agglomerative clustering
c. K-means
d. All of the above

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What is the process of identifying and removing duplicate data called?

Select one:
a. Filtering
b. De-duplication
c. Cleaning
d. Sampling

Question 46
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What is a key characteristic of Bayesian networks?

Select one:
a. They use decision trees for prediction
b. They are based on probability theory
c. They are trained on large amounts of data
d. They use linear algebra for prediction

Question 47
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What is the Kullback-Leibler (KL) distance used for?

Select one:
a. To measure the uncertainty of a probability distribution
b. To measure the predictability of a probability distribution
c. To measure the dissimilarity between two probability distributions
d. To measure the similarity between two probability distributions

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What is a parent node in a Bayesian network?

Select one:
a. A node that has no parents or children in the network
b. A node that is a direct descendant of another node in the network
c. A node that is a direct ancestor of another node in the network
d. None of the above

Question 50
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The ______________ linkage criterion is a popular choice for hierarchical clustering, which merges the two clusters based on the mean
distance between their points.

Select one:
a. Complete
b. Centroid
c. Single
d. Average

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