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Updated 7 Aug 2024

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Q1. why CNN is preferred over feed forward neural networks ?

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CNN is preferred over feed forward neural networks due to their ability to capture spatial and temporal dependencies in data.

  • CNNs are designed to effectively capture spatial relationships in data, making them ideal for tasks like image recognition.

  • CNNs use shared weights and local connectivity to efficiently learn patterns in data, reducing the number of parameters compared to feed forward neural networks.

  • CNNs are also capable of capturing temporal dependencies in sequential ...read more

Q2. Explain overfitting and underfitting ? Techniques to avoid this

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Overfitting occurs when a model learns noise in the training data rather than the underlying pattern, while underfitting occurs when a model is too simple to capture the underlying pattern.

  • Overfitting: Model performs well on training data but poorly on unseen data. Can be avoided by using techniques like cross-validation, regularization, and early stopping.

  • Underfitting: Model is too simple to capture the underlying pattern. Can be avoided by using more complex models, increas...read more

Q3. explain cross validation and its process of working

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Cross validation is a technique used to assess the performance of a predictive model by splitting the data into training and testing sets multiple times.

  • Divide the data into k subsets (folds)

  • Train the model on k-1 folds and test on the remaining fold

  • Repeat this process k times, each time using a different fold as the test set

  • Calculate the average performance metric across all k iterations to evaluate the model

Q4. Different methods of customer segmentation

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Customer segmentation methods include demographic, behavioral, psychographic, and geographic segmentation.

  • Demographic segmentation: dividing customers based on age, gender, income, education, etc.

  • Behavioral segmentation: categorizing customers based on their behavior towards products or services.

  • Psychographic segmentation: grouping customers based on their lifestyle, values, beliefs, and personality.

  • Geographic segmentation: segmenting customers based on their location, such a...read more

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